Mechanistic variations in the formation of benzocyclooctatetraene from benzobicyclo[4.2.0]octa-2,4,7-triene

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-37

  Bender, Christopher Owen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Di methane; Mechanisms; Photochemistry; Rearrangements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344556231     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/v96-004     Document Type: Article

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