On the thermally induced isomerisation of hexabromocyclododecane stereoisomers

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 656-662

  Köppen, Robert ^a   Becker, Roland ^a   Jung, Christian ^a   Nehls, Irene ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diastereomers; Enantiomers; Flame retardant; HBCD; Kinetics; Rearrangement

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANTS; ISOMERIZATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

DIASTEREOMERS; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE STEREOISOMERS; REARRANGEMENT;

ISOMERS;

FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE;

FLAME RETARDANTS; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

BROMINE COMPOUND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); KINETICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ENANTIOMER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ISOMERIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HEAT; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; ISOMERISM; KINETICS; STEREOISOMERISM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39849102643     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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