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C-H bond dissociation enthalpies in norbornane. An experimental and computational study

Paulo M Nunes1, Sílvia G Estacio, Gustavo T Lopes

  • 1Centro de Química e Bioquímica and Departamento de Química e Bioquímica Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal. panunes@fc.ul.pt

Organic Letters
|March 20, 2008
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