Barriers to Rotation Adjacent to Double Bonds: 3. The C-O Barrier in Formic Acid, Methyl Formate, Acetic Acid, and Methyl Acetate. The Origin of Ester and Amide “Resonance”

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 109, Issue 20, 1987, Pages 5935-5943

  Wiberg', Kenneth B ^a   Laidig, Keith E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845282074     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00254a006     Document Type: Article

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