The differing mechanisms of photo-formation of 7-cyanobenzocyclooctatetraene from 7- and 6-cyano-2,3-benzobicyclo[4.2.0]octa-2,4,7-triene

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-44

  Bender, Christopher Owen ^a   Dolman, Douglas ^a   Foesier, Jeremy Christian ^a   Lawson, Sherry Lee ^a   Preuss, Kathryn Elvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Di methane rearrangement; Mechanisms; Photochemistry; Rearrangements

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; IRRADIATION; PHOTOLYSIS;

THERMOLYSIS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

6 CYANO 2,3 BENZOBICYCLO[4.2.0]OCTA 2,4,7 TRIENE; 7 CYANO 2,3 BENZOBICYCLO[4.2.0]OCTA 2,4,7 TRIENE; 7 CYANOBENZOCYCLOOCTATETRAENE; BICYCLO COMPOUND; CARBON; DEUTERIUM; METHANE; OCTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL LABELING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; SYNTHESIS; THERMOLYSIS;

EID: 0037266191     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/v02-204     Document Type: Article

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