Synthesis, structure, and photophysical properties of highly substituted 8,8a-dihydrocyclopenta[a]indenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 51, 2008, Pages 9891-9894

  Wu, Yao Ting ^a   Kuo, Ming Yu ^b   Chang, Yu Ting ^a   Shin, Chien Chueh ^a   Wu, Tsun Cheng ^a   Tai, Chia Cheng ^a   Cheng, Tzu Heng ^a   Liu, Wei Szu ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Alkynes; Cyclotrimerizations; Fluorescence; Palladium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROCARBONS; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE; PALLADIUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AGGREGATION; ALKYNES; BLUE FLUORESCENCES; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CRYSTAL ANALYSIS; CYCLOADDUCT; CYCLOTRIMERIZATION; CYCLOTRIMERIZATIONS; DIARYL ACETYLENES; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 57549095468     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200802560     Document Type: Article

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