Nitrosation and denitrosation of substituted N-methylbenzenesulfonamides. Evidence of an imbalanced concerted mechanism

Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 2

Volumn , Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1613-1620

  García Río, Luis ^a   Leis, J Ramon ^a   Moreira, José A ^a   Norberto, Fatima ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

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EID: 0346397850     PISSN: 03009580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a801275j     Document Type: Article

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