Conrotatory and disrotatory pathways in the electrocyclic isomerization of cyclobutene to cis-butadiene: The spin-coupled viewpoint

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 8917-8926

  Oliva, J M ^a   Gerratt, J ^a   Karadakov, P B ^b   Cooper, D L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001231354     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.475183     Document Type: Article

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