Photochemical Generation and Characterization of Quinone Methides

Quinone Methides

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-31

  Lukeman, Matthew ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Other photochemical routes to quinone methides; Photochemical generation and quinone methide characterization; Quinone methides from ESIPT to unsaturated systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889398927     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470452882.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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