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Title: An Experimental Stereoselective Photochemical [1s,3s]-Sigmatropic Silyl Shift and the Existence of Silyl/Allyl Conical Intersections
Award ID(s):
1764328
PAR ID:
10356660
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume:
142
Issue:
13
ISSN:
0002-7863
Page Range / eLocation ID:
6030 to 6035
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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