Disrotatory versus conrotatory electrocyclic ring opening of Dewar benzene: The conrotatory pathway is preferred and does not involve trans- benzene

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 492, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 217-224

  Havenith, R W A ^a   Jenneskens, L W ^a   Van Lenthe, J H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benzene; CASSCF; Dewar benzene; MRCI; Reaction path

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; ISOMERISM; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033615926     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-1280(99)00166-9     Document Type: Article

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