Aromaticity and möbius antiaromaticity in monocyclic [11]annulenium cations

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 9271-9282

  Warner, Philip M ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIZATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANNULENIUM CATIONS; AROMATIC STABILIZATION ENERGIES (ASE); VERTICAL TRIPLET STATES;

POSITIVE IONS;

[11]ANNULENIUM; [12]ANNULENE; [15]ANNULENIUM; ANNULENE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CATION; HYDROCARBON; MOBIUS COMPOUND;

ANNULATION REACTION; AROMATIC STABILIZATION ENERGY; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CIS ISOMER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANS ISOMER;

EID: 33845527882     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo061143s     Document Type: Article

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