Pseudo-para-dinitro[2.2]paracyclophane radical anion, a mixed-valence system poised on the class II/class III borderline

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 920-925

  Nelsen, Stephen F ^a   Konradsson, Asgeir E ^a   Telo, Joäo P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; REACTION KINETICS;

FRONTIER ORBITAL ANALYSIS; MARCUS-HISH THEORY; OPTICAL SPECTRA; REORGANIZATION ENERGY;

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

4 DINITRO[2.2]PARACYCLOPROPANE; ANION; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; RADICAL; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; THEORY;

EID: 12444310190     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0441920     Document Type: Article

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