Regioselectivity of the tri-π-methane rearrangement: Mechanistic and exploratory organic photochemistry

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 5056-5066

  Zimmerman, Howard E ^a   Novak, Tibor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGIOSELECTIVITY;

CARBON; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PROPANE; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

METHANE;

ALLYL CARBINYL DIRADICAL; CARBON; CYCLOPROPANE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPYLDICARBINYL DIRADICAL; METHANE; RADICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING OPENING; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037534351     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo034189j     Document Type: Article

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