Formation of a Four-Membered Ring

Handbook of Synthetic Photochemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 137-169

  Hoffmann, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

2+2 photocycloaddition of nonconjugated alkenes; Copper catalyzed 2+2 photocycloaddition; Cyclobutanes; Electrocylic reactions; Fisher type chromium carbene complexes; ortho cycloaddition with aromatic compounds; Vollhardt reaction; Yang reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051762235     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527628193.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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