Cis-Trans isomerisation of azobenzenes studied by laser-coupled NMR spectroscopy and DFT calculations

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 968-974

  Wazzan, Nuha A ^a   Richardson, Patricia R ^a   Jones, Anita C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84962449190     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0pp00056f     Document Type: Article

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