The mechanism of a barrierless reaction: Hidden transition state and hidden intermediates in the reaction of methylene with ethene

Molecular Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 19-22, 2007, Pages 2697-2717

  Joo, Hyun ^a   Kraka, Elfi ^a   Quapp, Wolfgang ^b   Cremer, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barrierless reactions; Difluoromethylene ethene system; Germylene ethene system; Hidden intermediates; Hidden transition state; Methylene ethene system; Reaction valley approach

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; FORMING; NUCLEOPHILES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

BARRIERLESS REACTIONS; BIRADICAL STRUCTURE; BOND FORMING; CYCLOPROPANE; ETHENE;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 38849088838     PISSN: 00268976     EISSN: 13623028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00268970701620677     Document Type: Article

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