Structure of Transition States in Organic Reactions. General Theory and an Application to the Cyclobutene-Butadiene Isomerization Using a Semiempirical Molecular Orbital Method

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 1972, Pages 2625-2633

  McIver, James W ^a   Komornicki, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0342415826     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00763a011     Document Type: Article

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