Photochemical synthesis of benzoyl spiro[2.2]pentanes

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1000-1005

  Muehling, Olaf ^a   Wessig, Pablo ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 CYCLOBUTYLIDENE; 2 MESYLOXY KETONE; 3 CYCLOPROPYL 2 MESYLOXY PROPIOPHENONE; ACETOPHENONE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BENZOPHENONE; BENZOYL SPIRO[2.2]PENTANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPANE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; PENTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33750553380     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b610181j     Document Type: Article

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