Triplet versus singlet photoreaction mechanism in the barrelene di-π-methane rearrangement

Organic Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1229-1231

  Frutos, Luis M ^a   Sancho, Unai ^a   Castaño, Obis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRELENE; BICYCLO COMPOUND; METHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DI PI METHANE REARRANGEMENT; ENERGY; PHOTOREACTIVITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHARGE;

BICYCLO COMPOUNDS; BIOPHYSICS; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 2542510730     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol049977p     Document Type: Article

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