Biphenalenylidene: The Forgotten Bistricyclic Aromatic Ene. A Theoretical Study

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 42, 2003, Pages 12829-12835

  Pogodin, Sergey ^a   Agranat, Israel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCYCLIZATION REACTION;

GROUND STATE; KETONES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BIPHENALENYLIDENE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; PEROPYRENE; PHENALENETHIONE; PHENALONE; TITANIUM; TRICYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; DESULFURIZATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0142104231     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja035968k     Document Type: Article

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