Why are some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons extremely reactive?

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 1, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 3193-3197

  Aihara, Jun Ichi ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYOLEFIN;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033565322     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a902032b     Document Type: Review

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