A theoretical study of aromaticity in squaramide and oxocarbons

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2001-2005

  Quiñonero, David ^a   Frontera, Antonio ^a   Ballester, Pau ^a   Deyà, Pere M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aromaticity; NMR; Oxocarbon acids and derivatives; Theoretical studies

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANION; CARBON; OXOACID; SQUARAMIDE; SQUARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANISOTROPY; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 0042902817     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)00084-8     Document Type: Article

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