Trapping aryl radicals with acetylene: Evidence for C2-accretion as a mechanism for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon growth [5]

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1548-1549

  Necula, Atena ^a   Scott, Lawrence T ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; RADICAL;

AROMATIZATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMBUSTION; CYCLIZATION; ISOMERISM; LETTER; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PYROLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOOT;

EID: 0033994890     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja992115c     Document Type: Letter

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