Mass spectrometry of β-ketoesters. Some evidence of their tautomerism

European Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 317-330

  Allegretti, Patricia E ^a   Castro, Eduardo A ^a   Furlong, Jorge J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ketoesters; Mass spectrometry; Tautomerism; Theoretical calculations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947243920     PISSN: 14690667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/ejms.819     Document Type: Article

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