Kinetic and thermodynamic stability of acenes: Theoretical study of nucleophilic and electrophilic addition

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-61

  Reddy, A Ravikumar ^a   Fridman Marueli, Galit ^a   Bendikov, Michael ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENES; ELECTROPHILES; ELECTROPHILIC ADDITION; EXOTHERMICITY; NUCLEOPHILES; PENTACENE; TRANSITION STATES (TS);

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADDITION REACTIONS; BENZENE; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WATER;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZENE; HEXACENE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PENTACENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACIDIFICATION; ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33846093552     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo061552o     Document Type: Article

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