Neutral homoaromaticity in some heterocyclic systems

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1998-2001

  Freeman, Peter K ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROTONS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HOMODESMOTIC EQUATIONS; NEUTRAL HOMOAROMATICITY; STABILIZATION ENERGIES (SE);

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

2 AZABICYCLO[3.2.1]OCTA 3,6 DIENE; ALKADIENE; ANION; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BERYLLIUM; BICYCLO COMPOUND; BICYCLO[3.2.1]OCTA 3,6 DIENE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; MAGNESIUM; METHYL GROUP; OCTANE; OXYGEN; PYRROLE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; GEOMETRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

BICYCLO COMPOUNDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OCTANES;

EID: 15444372045     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo040250o     Document Type: Article

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