[2+2+2]-Cycloreversion reactions: A theoretical elucidation of thermodynamic and through-bond coupling effects on activation energies

Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 2

Volumn , Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2349-2355

  Sawicka, Dorota ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Houk, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002892591     PISSN: 03009580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a904536h     Document Type: Article

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