Controlled conversion of isomers in a hybrid biphotochromic system

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 4931-4934

  Delbaere, Stéphanie ^a   Vermeersch, Gaston ^a   Frigoli, Michel ^a,b,c   Mehl, Georg H ^a,b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

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EID: 33750305617     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol062055x     Document Type: Article

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