A pH activated configurational rotary switch: Controlling the E/Z isomerization in hydrazones

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 51, 2009, Pages 18269-18271

  Landge, Shainaz M ^a   Aprahamian, Ivan ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISTABLE SWITCHES; CARBONYL GROUPS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; E CONFIGURATION; H NMR SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRAZONES; MOLECULAR SWITCHES; PYRIDINE RINGS; TREATMENT WITH TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; TRIKETONE;

ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

CARBON; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; HYDRAZONE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ISOMERIZATION; PH; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT;

HYDRAZONES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRIDINES; SOLVENTS; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 73249115315     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja909149z     Document Type: Article

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