Remote substituent effects on allylic and benzylic bond dissociation energies. Effects on stabilization of parent molecules and radicals

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 7091-7101

  Zavitsas, Andreas A ^a   Rogers, Donald W ^a   Matsunaga, Nikita ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRONS; STABILIZATION;

BENZYLIC ANALOGUES; ELECTRON DONATING GROUPS; VINYLOGY;

DISSOCIATION;

ALLYL COMPOUND; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; RADICAL; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTHALPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY;

EID: 34548757187     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0707129     Document Type: Article

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