The photochemical formation of fulvene from benzene via prefulvene - A theoretical study

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 335-341

  Dreyer, Jens ^a   Klessinger, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Benzene; Fulvene; Isomerization; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; FULVENE; INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURES; PHOTOCHEMICAL ISOMERIZATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTS; THEORETICAL STUDY; THREE-MEMBERED RINGS; TWO-STEP PROCESS;

CALCULATIONS; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; PHOTOCHEMICAL FORMING; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOLYSIS;

BENZENE;

EID: 0346924696     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.19960020315     Document Type: Article

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