Direct determination of absolute configuration of methyl-substituted phenyloxiranes: Combined experimental and theoretical approach

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 110, Issue 29, 2006, Pages 9123-9129

  Fristrup, Peter ^a   Lassen, Peter R ^a   Johannessen, Christian ^a   Tanner, David ^a   Norrby, Per Ola ^a   Jalkanen, K J ^a,c   Hemmingsen, Lars ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; QUANTUM THEORY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ENANTIOENRICHED FORM; PHENYLOXIRANES; VIBRATIONAL ABSORPTION (VA); VIBRATIONAL CIRCULAR DICHROISM (VCD);

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33746888239     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp060154m     Document Type: Article

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