Conventional strain energy in dimethyl-substituted cyclobutane and the gem-dimethyl effect

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2533-2537

  Ringer, Ashley L ^a,b   Magers, David H ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON RING; CYCLOBUTANE; ELECTRONIC ENERGY; METHYLCYCLOBUTANE;

CYCLIZATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STRAIN ENERGY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA;

BUTANE;

1,1 DIMETHYLCYCLOBUTANE; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; METHYL GROUP; METHYLCYCLOBUTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DENSITY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS; VIBRATION;

EID: 34047212193     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0624647     Document Type: Article

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