Organofunctionalized tetranuclear clusters [(MIICl)2(VIVO)2{((HOCH2CH2)(H)N(CH2CH2O))(HN(CH2CH2O)2)}2] (
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A density functional theoretical (DFT) study is presented, implicating a1O2oxidation process to reach a dihydrobenzofuran from the reaction of the natural homoallylic alcohol, glycocitrine. Our results predict an interconversion between glycocitrine and an
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10444559
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- Wiley-Blackwell
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- Photochemistry and Photobiology
- ISSN:
- 0031-8655
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- National Science Foundation
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