A theoretical study of the mechanisms and regiochemistry of the reactions of 5-alkoxyoxazole with thioaldehydes, nitroso compounds, and aldehydes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 412-420

  Yu, Zhi Xiang ^a,b   Wu, Yun Dong ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

ACTIVATION BARRIERS;

ALDEHYDES;

ALDEHYDE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIOALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIELS ALDER REACTION; ENERGY; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037462406     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo026330e     Document Type: Article

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