An ab initio MO study of perfluoro-effect in thermal cyclization of buta-1,3-diene to cyclobutene

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 388, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 201-208

  Giju, Kalathingal Thomas ^a   Jemmis, Eluvathingal D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Ab initio; Buta 1,3 diene; Cyclobutene; Perfluoreffect; Thermal cyclyzation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000603551     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0166-1280(96)80033-9     Document Type: Article

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