We report on the formation of toluidine blue O (TBO) sulfoxide by a self‐sensitized photooxidation of TBO. Here, the photo
The sensitized photooxidation of
- PAR ID:
- 10371150
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- Journal Name:
- Photochemistry and Photobiology
- Volume:
- 99
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 0031-8655
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 637-641
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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