A meta effect in organic photochemistry? The case of SN1 reactions in methoxyphenyl derivatives

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 5605-5611

  Dichiarante, Valentina ^a   Dondi, Daniele ^a   Protti, Stefano ^a   Fagnoni, Maurizio ^a   Albini, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

META EFFECT; METHOXYPHENYL DERIVATIVES; ORGANIC PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

BENZENE; CHEMICAL BONDS; DERIVATIVES; ISOMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

ACETANILIDE; BENZENE; CATION; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; METHOXYPHENYL CHLORIDE; METHOXYPHENYL PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ISOMER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 34247889951     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja068647s     Document Type: Article

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