A theoretical comparison of two competing diradical cyclizations in enyne-allenes: The Myers - Saito and the novel C2 - C6 cyclization

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 120, Issue 25, 1998, Pages 6356-6361

  Engels, B ^a   Hanrath, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLENE DERIVATIVE; AMPHOLYTE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION;

EID: 0032125895     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja973051d     Document Type: Article

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