Intramolecular 1,3-Dipolar Ene Reactions of Nitrile Oxides Occur by Stepwise 1,1-Cycloaddition/Retro-Ene Mechanisms

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 45, 2003, Pages 13825-13830

  Yu, Zhi Xiang ^a   Houk, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

DIMERIZATION; OLEFINS; OXIDES;

NITRILE RESINS;

ALKENE; CARBENOID; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; FUROXAN DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; NITRILE; NITRILE OXIDE DERIVATIVE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; NITROSOCYCLOPROPANE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYCLOADDITION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIMERIZATION; DIPOLE; ENERGY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0242407233     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0376487     Document Type: Article

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