The metal-mediated conversion of octachlorocycloheptatriene into dodecachloroheptafulvalene: A synthetic, structural, and EHMO study

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2258-2267

  Dunn, James A ^a   Gupta, Hari K ^a   Bain, Alex D ^a   McGlinchey, Michael J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heptafulvalenes; Metal mediated dimerization; Octachlorocycloheptatriene

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EXTENDED HUCKEL MOLECULAR ORBITAL CALCULATION; HEPTAFULVALENE; METAL MEDIATED DIMERIZATION; OCTACHLOROCYCLOHEPTATRIENE;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 0030283771     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/v96-254     Document Type: Article

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