Photo-induced cycloaddition reactions of α-diketones and transformations of the photocycloadducts

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2942-2966

  Huang, Chengmei ^a   Zheng, Mengmeng ^a   Xu, Jianhua ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

diketones; Isoquinolinetrione; N acetylisatin; Phenanthrenequinone; Photocycloaddition

Indexed keywords

KETONE;

CHEMISTRY; CYCLOADDITION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CYCLOADDITION REACTION; KETONES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84875632375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules18032942     Document Type: Article

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