Photochemically generated arylnitrenium ions: Substituent effects on reactivity studied by laser flash photolysis

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1205-1208

  Kung, Andrew C ^a   Chiapperino, Dominic ^a   Falvey, Daniel E ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMINE; ARYLNITRENIUM ION; N METHYL N (4 BIPHENYLYL) NITRENIUM ION; N METHYL N (4 CHLOROPHENYL) NITRENIUM ION; N METHYL N (4 METHOXYPHENYL)NITRENIUM ION; N METHYL N (4 METHYLPHENYL) NITRENIUM ION; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; KINETICS; LASER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17444368746     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b307994e     Document Type: Article

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