Density functional theory investigation of the remarkable reactivity of geminal dizinc carbenoids (RZn)2CHI (R = Et or I) as cyclopropanation reagents with olefins compared to mono zinc carbenoids RZnCHI2, EtCHIZnR (R = Et or I)

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 43, 2002, Pages 12903-12914

  Zhao, Cunyuan ^b   Wang, Dongqi ^a   Phillips, David Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; ETHYLENE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

CYCLOPROPANATION REACTIONS;

ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ALKENE; CARBENOID; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CYCLOPROPANATION; ENERGY; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037202196     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja020965d     Document Type: Article

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