Reaction of methoxide ion with the Z- and E-isomers of O-methylbenzohydroximoyl cyanide. Theoretical calculations on the conformations of the tetrahedral intermediate

Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 240-246

  Johnson, James E ^a   Jano, Issam ^a   McAllister, Michael A ^b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformation; Methoxide ion; O methylbenzohydroximoyl cyanide isomers; Tetrahedral intermediate; Theoretical calculations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003789297     PISSN: 08943230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1395(199903)12:3<240::aid-poc123>3.0.co;2-b     Document Type: Article

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