Photodecarbonylation of α-diketones: A mechanistic study of reactions leading to acenes

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-15

  Mondal, Rajib ^a   Okhrimenko, Albert N ^a   Shah, Bipin K ^a   Neckers, Douglas C ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; CARBONYLATION; ENERGY GAP; PHOTOLYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

LASER FLASH PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTODECARBONYLATION;

KETONES;

EID: 38649105125     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0767381     Document Type: Article

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