What is the origin of the contrathermodynamic behavior in methyl radical addition to alkynes versus alkenes?

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 107, Issue 31, 2003, Pages 6082-6090

  Gómez Balderas, Rodolfo ^a,b,d   Coote, Michelle L ^a   Henry, David J ^a   Fischer, Hanns ^c   Radom, Leo ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENTHALPY; FREE RADICALS; RATE CONSTANTS; SUBSTRATES;

EXOTHERMICITY;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 0042232501     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp035042z     Document Type: Article

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