Proton transfers from carbon acids activated by π-acceptors. Changes in intrinsic barriers and transition state imbalances induced by a cyano group. An ab initio study

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 6870-6879

  Bernasconi, Claude F ^a   Wenzel, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON TRANSFER BARRIERS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROTONS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANION; CARBONIC ACID; NITRILE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; GEOMETRY; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0042839573     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo030117g     Document Type: Article

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