Tuning the reducing properties of 1,2-diaryl-1,2-disodiumethanes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 8064-8070

  Azzena, Ugo ^a   Pisano, Luisa ^a   Antonello, Sabrina ^b   Maran, Flavio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC RINGS; CARBANIONIC CENTERS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON DONORS; REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

REDUCTION;

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ANION; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZOPHENONE; ETHANE; METHANE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; SODIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METALLATION; REDUCTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 70350738417     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo901183x     Document Type: Article

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