Sterically congested quinone methides in photodehydration reactions of 4-hydroxybiphenyl derivatives and investigation of their antiproliferative activity

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1910-1925

  Basarić, Nikola ^a   Cindro, Nikola ^a   Bobinac, Damir ^a   Mlinarić Majerski, Kata ^a   Uzelac, Lidija ^a   Kralj, Marijeta ^a   Wan, Peter ^b  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 81855192740     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1pp05182b     Document Type: Article

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