Stereochemistry of the Furan-Maleic anhydride cycloaddition: A theoretical study

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 390-391

  Calvo Losada, Saturnino ^a   Suárez, Dimas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; FURAN; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENERGY; GEOMETRY; ISOMER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLVATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0343986397     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9913028     Document Type: Article

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