Highly efficient photochemically induced thiyl radical-mediated racemization of aliphatic amines at 30 °C

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 364-368

  Routaboul, Lucie ^a   Vanthuyne, Nicolas ^a   Gastaldi, Stéphane ^a   Gil, Gérard ^a   Bertrand, Michèle ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC AMINES; TERTIARY AMINES;

IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMINES;

ALIPHATIC AMINE; DISULFIDE; HYDROGEN; RADICAL; TERTIARY AMINE; THIOL; THIYL RADICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINE; FREE RADICAL; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHIRALITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HYDROGEN BOND; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RACEMIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMINES; FREE RADICALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 40949160930     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo702241y     Document Type: Article

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