Photochemical heterolysis of 3,5-Bis(dimethylamino)benzyl alcohols and esters: Generation of a benzyl cation with a low-energy triplet state

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-215

  Perrotta, Raffaele R ^a   Winter, Arthur H ^a,b   Falvey, Daniel E ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78651503884     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol102606m     Document Type: Article

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