Addition of Electron-Rich Aromatics to Azafullerenium Carbocation. A Stepwise Electrophilic Substitution Mechanism

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 4603-4606

  Vougioukalakis, Georgios C ^a   Chronakis, Nikos ^a   Orfanopoulos, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOLE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CARBOCATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0346753433     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0357604     Document Type: Article

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