A CASPT2 and CASSCF approach to the cycloaddition of ketene and imine: A new mechanistic scheme of the Staudinger reaction

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 25, 2002, Pages 9089-9092

  Venturini, Alessandro ^a   González, Javier ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; REACTION KINETICS; SOLVENTS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

SOLVENT EFFECTS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

IMINE; KETENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLOADDITION; ENERGY; STAUDINGER REACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THEORY;

EID: 0037073894     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo026188h     Document Type: Article

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