Static and dynamic stereochemistry of the conformational atropisomers of tetra(o-tolyl)benzene

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 10062-10066

  Lunazzi, Lodovico ^a   Mazzanti, Andrea ^a   Minzoni, Mirko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CONFORMATIONS; ISOMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLVENTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ATROPISOMERS; INTERCONVERSION; VARIABLE TEMPERATURE;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

1,2,4,5 TETRAKIS(2 TOLYL)BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; ATROPISOMER; CONFORMATION; ENERGY; ISOMER; LOW TEMPERATURE; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLID; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 28044441586     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo051783f     Document Type: Article

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