A missed turning point for theory in organic chemistry: Molecular orbitals at Montpellier in 1950

Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 572-577

  Berson, Jerome A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzidine rearrangement; Carbonium ion rearrangements; Diels Alder reaction; History of chemistry; Molecular orbital theory

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PUBLISHING; REACTION KINETICS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

BENZIDINE REARRANGEMENT; CARBONIUM ION ARRANGEMENT; DIELS-ALDER REACTION; HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR ORBITAL THEORY;

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 19944409833     PISSN: 08943230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/poc.915     Document Type: Article

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