Methylene transfer or carbometalation? A theoretical study to determine the mechanism of lithium carbenoid-promoted cyclopropanation reactions in aggregation and solvation states

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 848-860

  Ke, Zhuofeng ^a   Zhao, Cunyuan ^a   Phillips, David Lee ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DIMERS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MONOMERS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REACTION KINETICS;

CARBOMETALATION; CYCLOPROPANATION REACTIONS; METHYLENE TRANSFER; SOLVATION STATES;

OLEFINS;

CARBENOID; CYCLOPROPANE; ETHYLENE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLOPROPANATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; SOLVATION;

ALGORITHMS; CYCLOPROPANES; DIMERIZATION; ETHYLENES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33846918665     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo062129i     Document Type: Article

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