Attempts to find a solution to the problem of atropisomer interconversion in 1,8-diarylnaphthalenes and 5,6-diarylacenaphthenes

Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1

Volumn , Issue 6, 2001, Pages 588-598

  Steele, Melanie ^a   Watkinson, Michael ^a   Whiting, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLATION; DERIVATIVES; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION; ISOMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ATROPISOMER INTERCONVERSION; CROSS-COUPLING REACTIONS;

NAPHTHALENE;

EID: 0035925873     PISSN: 14727781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b008319o     Document Type: Article

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