Inner-phase stabilization of reactive intermediates

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 3, 2001, Pages 423-437

  Warmuth, Ralf ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbenes; Cyclobutadiene; Hemicarcerand; o Benzyne; Reactive intermediates

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE; 2 BENZYNE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZOCYCLOBENZENE; CARBENE; CYCLOBUTADIENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; MOLECULE; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0035142581     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0690(200102)2001:3<423::AID-EJOC423>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Review

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