Photoequilibration of 1-naphthylcarbene and 4,5- benzobicyclo[4.1.0]hepta-2,4,6-triene

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 45, 1999, Pages 10496-10503

  Bonvallet, Paul A ^a   McMahon, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; BICYCLO COMPOUND; CYCLOALKENE; METHANE; NAPHTHYL GROUP;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; THERMOSTABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0033579178     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9920157     Document Type: Article

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