Computational Study of B4H10 Addition to Ethene. Baskets from Boranes

Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 4953-4958

  Bühl, Michael ^a   McKee, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040898353     PISSN: 00201669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ic980352v     Document Type: Article

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40. The implicit assumption made here is that the formation of 4a constitutes the main "entry channel" to these side products and that the barriers for all subsequent reactions leading to them are lower in energy than TS2a/4a.