Theoretical study of the 1,2 rearrangement of housane radical cations: Key role of a transient cyclopentane, 1,3-diyl intermediate

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 45, 1999, Pages 10583-10590

  Blancafort, Lluís ^a   Adam, Waldemar ^b   González, David ^a   Olivucci, Massimo ^c   Vreven, Thom ^a   Robb, Michael A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON; ENERGY; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033579185     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja991441p     Document Type: Article

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