Photocyclization of trans-1-(1′-naphthyl)-2-(3-hydroxyphenyl)ethene: Evidence for adiabatic 1trans*→1cis* Photoisomerization

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 689-694

  Bortolus, Pietro ^a   Galiazzo, Guido ^b   Gennari, Giorgio ^b   Manet, Ilse ^a   Marconi, Giancarlo ^a   Monti, Sandra ^a  

^a Istituto Per La Sintesi Organica E La Fotoreattività   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; CHRYSENE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXANE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CIS ISOMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIZATION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOREACTIVITY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TRANS ISOMER;

EID: 4344619138     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b404308a     Document Type: Article

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