A detailed investigation of subsitituent effects on N-H bond enthalpies in aniline derivatives and on the stability of corresponding N-centered radicals

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 7350-7360

  Li, Zucheng ^a   Cheng, Jin Pei ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DERIVATIVES; DISSOCIATION; ENTHALPY;

BOND DISSOCIATION ENTHALPIES (BDE);

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; RADICAL;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; DENSITY; ELECTRON; ENTHALPY; ISOMERISM;

EID: 0141789838     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0269215     Document Type: Article

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