The electrophilic substitution of arenes: Is the π complex a key intermediate and what is its nature?

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 854-857

  Lenoir, Dieter ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Arenes; Aromatic substitutions; Electrophilic additions; Reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHARGE TRANSFER; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

INTERMEDIATES;

SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTROPHILIC SUBSTITUTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037463038     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200390231     Document Type: Article

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