Spectroscopic Detection, Reactivity, and Acid-Base Behavior of Ring-Dimethoxylated Phenylethanoic Acid Radical Cations and Radical Zwitterions in Aqueous Solution

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 482-486

  Bietti, Massimo ^a   Capone, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; POSITIVE IONS; RATE CONSTANTS;

DECARBOXYLATION; ELECTRON TRANSFER; RADICAL CATION STABILITY;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

AMPHOLYTE; CATION; PHENYLETHANOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID BASE BALANCE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DECARBOXYLATION; ELECTRON; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION; PH; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0345871939     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo035492n     Document Type: Article

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