Cyclobutadiene: The antiaromatic paradigm?

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 40, 2006, Pages 6616-6619

  Bally, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antiaromaticity; Cyclobutadiene; Thermochemistry

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

ANTIAROMATICITY; CYCLOBUTADIENE;

BUTADIENE;

EID: 33750188916     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200602279     Document Type: Review

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