Novel di-π-methane rearrangements promoted by photoelectron transfer and triplet sensitization

CRC Handbook of: Organic Photochemistry and Photobiology, Second Edition

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  Armesto, Diego ^a   Ortiz, Maria J ^a   Agarrabeitia, Antonia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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