Chemical activation in azide and nitrene chemistry: Methyl azide, phenyl azide, naphthyl azides, pyridyl azides, benzotriazoles, and triazolopyridines

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 852-863

  Wentrup, Curt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIDE CHEMISTRY; BENZOTRIAZOLES; COLLISIONAL DEACTIVATION; EXCESS ENERGY; FLASH VACUUM THERMOLYSIS; GAS-PHASE REACTIONS; INTERCONVERSIONS; METHYLNITRENE;

HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; MOLECULES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHASE INTERFACES; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84882728015     PISSN: 00049425     EISSN: 14450038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CH13283     Document Type: Article

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