Generation, spectroscopic characterization, and reactions of 3,4- benzotropone. Distinctive photochemical behavior of 6,7- benzobicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-3,6-dien-2-one in rigid glass at low temperature and in fluid solution

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 4589-4597

  Ohkita, Masakazu ^a   Nishida, Shinya ^a   Tsuji, Takashi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKENE; BENZENE; BICYCLO COMPOUND; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GLASS; HYDROCARBON; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; TROPONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DIMERIZATION; IRRADIATION; ISOMERISM; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; VIBRATION;

EID: 0033583757     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja984348u     Document Type: Article

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