Biomimetic radical polycyclizations of isoprenoid polyalkenes initiated by photoinduced electron transfer

Indian Journal of Chemistry - Section B Organic and Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 494-497

  Heinemann, Christoph ^a   Warzecha, Klaus D ^a   Xing, Xuechao ^a   Demuth, Martin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

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