Bicyclopropylidene radical cation: A rehybridization ring opening to tetramethyleneethane

International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 473-483

  Norberg, Daniel ^a   Larsson, Per Erik ^a   Dong, Xi Cheng ^a,b   Salhi Benachenhou, Nessima ^a   Lunell, Sten ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Bicyclopropylidene; Electron spin resonance; Radical cation; Rehybridization; Tetramethyleneethane

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL BONDS; FREE RADICALS; IONIZATION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POSITIVE IONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ENERGY STRUCTURES; HYPERCONJUGATIVE EFFECTS; RADICAL CATIONS; REHYBRIDIZATION;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 2942532712     PISSN: 00207608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qua.20082     Document Type: Article

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