Theoretical prediction of the stability and intramolecular rearrangement reactions of heteroanalogues of cyclopropylcarbene' 2-oxiranyl-, 2- aziridinyl-, and 1-aziridinylcarbene

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1366-1375

  Mück Lichtenfeld, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 AZIRIDINYLCARBENE; 2 AZIRIDINYLCARBENE; 2 OXIRANYLCARBENE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CIS ISOMER; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PREDICTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0342615065     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo991412x     Document Type: Article

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