Electron transfer catalyzed [2 + 2] cycloreversion of benzene dimers

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2860-2863

  Reddy, Devi ^a   Wiest, Olaf ^a   Hudlicky, Tomas ^b   Schapiro, Valeria ^b,c   Gonzalez, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0033574484     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo982398b     Document Type: Article

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