Density Functional Theory Study of the Intramolecular [2 + 3] Cycloaddition of Azide to Nitriles

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 9076-9080

  Himo, Fahmi ^a,b   Demko, Zachary P ^a,c   Noodleman, Louis ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

DIPOLAR CYCLOADDITIONS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AZIDE; NITRILE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLOADDITION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLVATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0242576129     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo030137i     Document Type: Article

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