Elucidation, by scanning microcalorimetry, of the detailed mechanism of the thermal rearrangement of [18]annulene into benzene and 1,2-benzo-1,3,7-cyclooctatriene. Determination and interpretation of the thermochemical and kinetic parameters of the three consecutive reactions implicated

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 104, Issue 34, 2000, Pages 7980-7994

  Oth, Jean F M ^a,b   Gilles, Jean Marie ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

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EID: 0001606036     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp000443p     Document Type: Article

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