Competition between S(N)2 and single electron transfer reactions as a function of steric hindrance illustrated by the model system alkylCl + NO-

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 122, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2329-2338

  Costentin, Cyrille ^a   Savéant, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

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ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0041025025     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja993467m     Document Type: Article

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