Photochemical rearrangement of dibenzo[1,4]dioxins proceeds through reactive spirocyclohexadienone and biphenylquinone intermediates

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 876-886

  Rayne, Sierra ^a   Sasaki, Ryan ^a   Wan, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 SPIRO 6' CYCLOHEXA 2',4' DIEN 1' ONE; 2,2' BIPHENYLQUINONE; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; BIPHENYLQUINONE; DIBENZO[1,4]DIOXIN; DIOXIN; HYDROGEN; ORGANIC SOLVENT; OXEPINO[2,3 B]BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SPIROCYCLOHEXADIENONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 28044468601     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b505244k     Document Type: Article

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