Conformation and stereodynamics of symmetrically ortho-disubstituted aryl carbinols and aryl ethers

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 998-1004

  Casarini, Daniele ^a   Lunazzi, Lodovico ^b   Mancinelli, Michele ^b   Mazzanti, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO COMPUTATIONS; ORTHO-DISUBSTITUTED ARYL CARBINOLS; STEREODYNAMICS; TRANSITION STATES;

CONFORMATIONS; ETHERS; FREE ENERGY; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALCOHOLS;

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; METHYL GROUP; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33846906941     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo062289u     Document Type: Article

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