Germacrene D cyclization: An ab initio investigation

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-97

  Setzer, William N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

ab initio molecular orbital theory; Amorphene; Cadinene; Density functional theory; Germacrene D; Muurolene; Selinene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CADINENE; ALPHA MUUROLENE; ALPHA YLANGENE; AMORPHENE; BETA CADINENE; CADINA 1,4 DIENE; COPAENE; DELTA AMORPHENE; DELTA CADINENE; DELTA SELINENE; EPIZONARENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GAMMA AMORPHENE; GAMMA CADINENE; GAMMA MUUROLENE; GERMACRENE D; OMEGA AMORPHENE; OMEGA CADINENE; SELINA 3,5 DIENE; SELINA 4(15),5 DIENE; SELINA 4(15),6 DIENE; SELINA 4(15),7 DIENE; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZONARENE;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DRUG STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 39349096727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms9010089     Document Type: Article

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