Are polarized cyclobutadienes non-aromatic?

Australian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 443-449

  Frederiksen, Mathias Ugelstad ^a   Langler, Richard Francis ^a   Watson, Keith Jeffery ^a   Penwell, Andrea ^b   Darvesh, Katherine Valenta ^b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antiaromatic; Ground state multiplicity; Mp2 computations; Non alternant cyclobutadienes; PM3 calculations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000299269     PISSN: 00049425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ch99158     Document Type: Article

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