A DFT study of the Simmons-Smith cyclopropanation reaction

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 119, Issue 50, 1997, Pages 12300-12305

  Bernardi, Fernando ^a   Bottoni, Andrea ^a   Miscione, Gian Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPROPANE; ETHYLENE; PROPYLENE; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MODEL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THEORY;

EID: 0031576696     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja971995x     Document Type: Article

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