Photolysis of ortho-nitrobenzylic derivatives: The importance of the leaving group

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 548-555

  Šolomek, Tomáš ^a   Mercier, Sébastien ^a,b   Bally, Thomas ^a   Bochet, Christian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84857870134     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1pp05308f     Document Type: Article

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