Thermal decomposition of O-benzyl ketoximes; role of reverse radical disproportionation

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 415-420

  Blake, Jessie A ^a   Ingold, Keith U ^a   Lin, Shuqiong ^a   Mulder, Peter ^b   Pratt, Derek A ^c   Sheeller, Brad ^a   Walton, John C ^d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DISSOCIATION; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN; PYROLYSIS; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE;

ABSTRACTION; BENZALDEHYDE; BENZYL KETOXIMES; DIHYDROANTHRACENE; DIHYDROPHENANTHRENE; ENAMINE TAUTOMERS; OXIME ETHERS; REVERSE RADICAL DISPROPORTIONATION REACTION; TETRALIN; THERMOLYSES;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 1342282177     PISSN: 14770520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b313491a     Document Type: Article

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