Strain-Free Transition States in the Formation of Strained Rings: An ab Initio Study of Thiirane, Thietan, and Tetrahydrothiophene

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 21, 1995, Pages 6731-6736

  Gronert, Scott ^a   Lee, Joseph M ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33751156981     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo00126a023     Document Type: Article

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