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Using Photocracking to Ensure Efficient Product Formation

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 Upasana Banerjee, Janaka Kavikarage, Fiona J. Wasson, Alexis Mack, Nawame Kitil, Jeanette Krauste et. al

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. accepted

Influence of Curvature on the Physical Properties and Reactivity of Corannulene Nitrene

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 Kelley S. McKissic, Mrinal Chakraborty, Dmittri Govorov, Mayukh Majuner, DeAnte F. Judkins, Rajkumar Merugu, H. Dushani M. Sriyarathne, Anushree Das, W. Dinindu Mendis, Jan-Simon von Glasenapp, Rainer Herges, Christoper Hadad, James Mack, Manabu Abe, Anna D. Gudmundottir

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J. Org. Chem. 2024 ASAP

alpha-Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Brandi James, H. Dushanee M. Sriyarathne, Upasana Banerjee, Wandana K. S. Henarath Mohottige, Ben Crabtree, Aliz Len, Miao Hong, Javeria Tariq, Taha Alhayani, Manabu Abe, Bruce S Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir

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J. Phys. Chem. A, 2023, 127, 46, 9705–9716 

Unraveling the Solid-State Photoreactivity of Carbonylbis(4,1-Phenylene)dicarbonazidate with Laser Flash Photolysis

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Noha Ahmed,Janaka P. K. Kavikarage​, 

DeAnte F. Judkins​, W. Dinindu Mendis, Rajkumar Merugu, Jeanette A. Krause​, Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottirs

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J. Phys. Chem. B 2021, 125, 36, 19991-20002

Effects of Self-Assembly on the Photogeneration of Radical Cations in Halogenated Triphenylamines

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Muhammad Saddam Hossain​, Ammon J. Sindt, Dustin W. Goodlett, Dylan J. Shields, Colin J. O’Connor, Aleksandra Antevska, Stavros G. Karakalos, Mark D. Smith, Sophya Garashchuk, Thanh D. Do, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir and Linda S. Shimizu*

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Photochem. Photobio. 2021, 97: 1397-1406

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Kosala Thenna-Hewa, William Sebastien, Elaine M. Lemen, William L. Karney, Manabu Abe, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Phys. Chem. A. 2021, 125, 6, 1336-1344

From incident light to persistent and regenerable radicals of urea-assembled benzophenone frameworks: a structural investigation

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Dustin W. Goodlett, Ammon J. Sindt, Muhammad Saddam Hossain, Rajkumar Merugu, Mark D. Smith, Sophya Garashchuk, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, and Linda S. Shimizu
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Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 24, 18338-18344

Visible Light Absorption and Long-Lived Excited States in Dinuclear Silver(I) Complexes with Redox-Active Ligands

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Dylan J. Shields, Tasneem Elkoush, Emily Miura-Stempel, Choi L. Mak, Guang-Hao Niu, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir and Michael G. Campbell*
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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020,  142, 18565–18575

Cracking under Internal Pressure: Photodynamic Behavior of Vinyl Azide Crystals through N2 Release

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Dylan J. Shields, Durga Prasad Karothu, Karthik Sambath,  R. A. A. Upul Ranaweera, Stefan Schramm, Alexander Duncan, Benjamin Duncan, Jeanette A. Krause, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Pance Naumov
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Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 7885–7890

Photoinduced α-Cleavage of 2-Azido-2-phenyl-1,3-indandione at Cryogenic Temperatures

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Upasana Banerjee, Sujan K. Sarkar, Jeanette. A. Krause, William L Karney, Manabu Abe,  Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Phys. Chem. A, 2020, 124, 7346-7354

Comparison of the Photochemistry of Acyclic and Cyclic 4-(4-Methoxy-phenyl)-4-oxo-but-2-enoate Ester Derivatives

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Sujan K. Sarkar, R. A. A. Upul Ranaweera, Rajkumar Merugu, Nayera M. Abdelaziz, Jendai Robinson, Heidi A. Day, Jeanette A. Krause, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir. 
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Molecules 2020, 25(3), 543

Photolysis of 5-azido-3-phenylisoxazole at cryogenic temperature: formation and direct detection of a nitrosoalkene

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Upasana Banerjee, William L. Karney, Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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  Photochemistry, 2019,  Volume 47, pages 70 - 121

Review of laser flash photolysis of organic molecules (2015–2018)

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Dylan J. Shields, Mrinal Chakraborty, Nayera Abdelaziz, Anju Duley and  Anna D. Gudmundsdottir.
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J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 14, 9215–9225

Formation and Reactivity of Triplet Vinylnitrenes as a Function of Ring Size

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DeVonna M Gatlin, William L. Karney, Manabu Abe, Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Org. Lett. 2019, 21 , 7194-7198

Transforming triplet vinylnitrene into triplet alkylnitrene at cryogenic temperatures

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Dylan J. Shields, Sujan K. Sarkar, H. Dushanee M. Sriyarathne, Jocelyn R. Brown, Curt Wentrup, Manabu Abe, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Org. Lett. 2019, 21 , 7194-7198

Transforming triplet vinylnitrene into triplet alkylnitrene at cryogenic temperatures

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Dylan J. Shields, Sujan K. Sarkar, H. Dushanee M. Sriyarathne, Jocelyn R. Brown, Curt Wentrup, Manabu Abe, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Photochem. Photobiol. 2019, 95, 154-162

Steric Demand and Rate-determining Step for Photoenolization of Di-ortho-substituted Acetophenone Derivatives

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Anushree Das, Suma S. Thomas, August A. Garofoli, Kevin A. Chavez, Jeanette A. Krause, Cornelia Bohne, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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PATAI's Chemistry of Functional Groups

Triplet Vinylnitrenes in Nitrogen-rich Functional Groups (2017)

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Upasana Banerjee, Kosala Thenna-Hewa, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Mol. Struct., 2018, 1172, 1-2

Preface “Structure, Spectroscopy and Chemistry of Reactive Intermediates”

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Claudio M, Nunes, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Rui Fausto
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ChemPhotoChem, 2017, 1, 408-414

Capturing Conformation-Dependent Photoreactivity of Crystalline 3-Azido-1,3-diphenylisobutyrophenone

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Karthik Sambath, Kosala R. S. Thenna-Hewa, Dylan J. Shields, Jihano Liu, Jeanette A. Krause, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Mol. Struct., 2018, 1172, 94-101

Wavelength-dependent photochemistry of 2-azidovinylbenzene and 2-phenyl-2H-azirine

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Onyinye Osisioma, Mrinal Chakraborty, Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15(35), 7380-7386

Laser flash photolysis of nanocrystalline α-azido-p-methoxy-acetophenone

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Onyinye Osisioma, Mrinal Chakraborty, Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Aust. J. Chem. 2017, 70(4), 413-420

Singlet Photoreactivity of 3-Methyl-2-phenyl-2H-azirine

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Geethika K. Weragoda, Anushree Das, Sujan K. Sarkar,  H Dushanee M. Sriyarathne, Xiaoming Zhang,  Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138(45), 14905-14914

Using molecular architecture to control the reactivity of a triplet vinylnitrene

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Sujan K. Sarkar, Onyinye Osisioma, William L Karney, Manabu Abe, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2017, 30, e3638

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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H. Dushanee M. Sriyarathne, Sujan K. Sarkar, Sayaka Hatano, Manabu Abe, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Photochem. Photobio. 2016, 92, 388-398

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Anushree Das, Emily A. Lao, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Aust. J. Chem. 2015, 68, 1707-1714

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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H. Dushanee M. Sriyarathne, Kosala R. S. Thenna-Hewa, Tianeka Scott, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 4207-4214

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Sujan K. Sarkar, Asako Sawai, Kousei Kanahara, Curt Wentrup, Manabu Abe, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Phys. Chem. A,  2015, 119, 2834-2844

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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H. Dushanee M. Sriyarathne, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Bruce S. Ault
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J. Phys. Org. 2015, 28, 137-146

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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H. Dushanee M. Sriyarathne, Kosala R. S. Thenna-Hewa, Tianeka Scott, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Phys. Chem. B, 2014, 119, 2668-2676

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Sujan K. Sarkar, Geethika K. Weragoda, R. A. A. Upul Ranaweera, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 9325-9334

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Sridhar Rajam, Abhijit V. Jadhav, Qian Li, Sujan K. Sarkar, Pradeep N. D. Singh, Aleah Rohr, Tamara Pace, Rui Li, Jeanette A. Krause, Cornelia Bohne, Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Phys. Chem. A, 2014, 68, 1707-1714

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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R. A. A. Upul Ranaweera, Tianeka Scott, , Kosala R. S. Thenna-Hewa, Tianeka Scott, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Nitrenes and Nitrenium Ions

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Sivaramakrishnan Muthukrishnan,  R. A. A. Upul Ranaweera, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Org. Chem.  2014, 68, 653-663

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Xiaoming Zhang, Sujan K. Sarkar, Geethika K. Weragoda, Sridhar Rajam, Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Org. Chem, 2013, 78, 11349-11356

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Disnani W. Gamage, Qian Li, R. A. A. Upul Ranaweera, Sujan K. Sarkar. Geethika K Weragoda, Patrick L. Carr, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Phys. Chem. A, 2013, 117, 4174-4182

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Laura Pinelo, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Bruce S. Ault
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Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2012, 11, 744-751

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Qian Li, Jagadis Sankaranarayanan, Michael Hawk, Jessica L. Brown, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 9934-9945

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Sridhar Rajam, Rajesh S. Murthy, Abhijit V. Jadhav, Qian Li, Christopher Keller, Claudio Carra, Tamara C. S. Pace, Cornelia Bohne, Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 8177-8188

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Ranaweera A. A. Upul Ranaweera, Jagadis Sankaranarayanan, Lydia Casey, Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Phys. Org. Chem, 2011, 24, 902-908

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Ranaweera R. A. Upul Ranaweera, Sridhar Rajam, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Can. J. Chem., 2011, 89, 331-338

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Sivaramakrishnan Muthukrishnan, Tamara C. S. Pace, Qian Li, Gerdien de Jong, Cornelia Bohne, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Phys. Org. Chem., 2010, 23(4), 370-375.

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Jagadis Sankaranarayanan, Sridhar Rajam, CHristopher M. Hadad, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Aust. J. Chem., 2010, 63, 1645-1655

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Ranaweera A. A. Upul Ranaweera, Yu Zhao, Sivaramakrishnan Muthukrishnan, Christoper Keller, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Org. Chem., 2010, 75(5), 1393-1401

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Sivaramakrishnan Muthukrishnan, Jagadis Sankaranarayanan,  Armands Konosonoks, Cornelia Bohne, Mariel E. Michiei, Michael J. Meese, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry (0065-3160), 43 , p. 39

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Jagadis Sankaranarayanan, Sivaramakrishnan Muthukrishnan,  Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Org. Lett., 2009, 11, 2345-2348

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Sivaramakrishnan Muthukrishnan, Jagadis Sankaranarayanan, Rodney F. Klima, Tamara C. S. Pace, Cornelia Bohne, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Photochem. Photobiol. A, 2009, 11, 2345-2348

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Rajesh S. Murthy, Sivaramakrishnan Muthukrishnan, Sridhar Rajam, Sarah M. Mandel, Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Chem. Edu, 2009, 86, 565

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Sivaramakrishnan Muthukrishnan, Jagadis Sankaranarayanan, Rodney F. Klima, Tamara C. S. Pace, Cornelia Bohne, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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Langmuir, 2008, 24(7), 3645-3653

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Justin S. Macomber, Raj S. Murthy, Sridhar Rajam, Pradeep N. D. Singh, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Patrick A. Limbach
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Org. Lett. 2008, 10(5), 937-940

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Jagadis Sankaranarayanan, Lauren N. Bort, Sarah M. Mandel, Ping Chen, Jeanette A. Krause, Elwood E. Brooks, Pearl Tsang, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 51, 16263–16272

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Pardeep N. D. Singh, Sarah M. Mandel, Jagadis Sankaranarayanan, Sivaramakrishnan Muthukrishnan, Mingxin Chang, Rachel M. Robinson, Paul M. Lahti, Bruce S. Ault, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir
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J. Phys. Chem. B, 2007, 11(35), 10397-10401

Cleavage of 2,2-Diazido-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one in Solution and Cryogenic Matrices

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Jeffery T. Stricker, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, Adam P. Smith, Barney E. Taylor,  Michael F. Durstock
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