Ortho-Quinone Methides in Tocopherol Chemistry

Quinone Methides

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 163-215

  Rosenau, Thomas ^a   Böhmdorfer, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Formation of tocopherol derived o QMs involving other positions than C 5A; Ortho quinone methides in tocopherol chemistry; Reactions of "common" tocopherol derived ortho quinone methide 3

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889369335     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470452882.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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