Photoinduced C-Br homolysis of 2-bromobenzophenones and Pschorr ring closure of 2-aroylaryl radicals to fluorenones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 9786-9789

  Moorthy, Jarugu Narasimha ^a   Samanta, Subhas ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; CYCLIZATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; STABILIZATION;

AROYLARYL RADICALS; BROMOBENZOPHENONES; HOMOLYSIS; PSCHORR RING CLOSURE;

CARBON;

BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; BROMINE; CARBON; FLUORENONE DERIVATIVE; RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CYCLIZATION; LIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 36849033921     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo7017872     Document Type: Article

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