A computational study of the thermal opening of benzocyclobutenes to (E)- and (Z)-xylylenes

Tetrahedron

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2829-2835

  Mariet, Natacha ^a   Pellissier, Hélène ^a   Parrain, Jean Luc ^a   Santelli, Maurice ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Benzocyclobutenes; Diels Alder reaction; o Xylylenes

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLVINYLETHER; LIDOCAINE; PROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DIELS ALDER REACTION; ISOMERISM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

BETULACEAE;

EID: 1542345562     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2004.01.049     Document Type: Article

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