Sulfoximines are popular scaffolds in drug discovery due to their hydrogen bonding properties and chemical stability. In recent years, the role of reactive intermediates such as nitrenes has been studied in the synthesis and degradation of sulfoximines. In this work, the photochemistry of
This review focuses on utilization of the excited state
- PAR ID:
- 10420689
- 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. 221-234
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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