Photolysis of an asymmetrically substituted diazene in solution and in the crystalline state

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 961-969

  Hoijemberg, Pablo Ariel ^a   Karlen, Steven D ^b,c   Sanramé, Carlos Norberto ^b,d   Aramendía, Pedro Francisco ^a   García Garibay, Miguel Angel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d TransForm Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPHENYL; DIAMIDE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; ENTROPY; LIQUID; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID STATE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 68149150675     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b902272d     Document Type: Article

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