A case of fast photocyclization: The model of a downhill ladder reaction pathway for the bichromophoric phototrigger 3′,5′-dimethoxybenzoin acetate

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 5108-5111

  Chen, Xuebo ^a   Ma, Chensheng ^b   Phillips, David Lee ^b   Fang, Wei Hai ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3',5' DIMETHOXYBENZOIN ACETATE; 3',5'-DIMETHOXYBENZOIN ACETATE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZOIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACETATES; BENZOIN; CYCLIZATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 78449291885     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol102208s     Document Type: Article

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