Arylbiphenylene atropisomers: Structure, conformation, stereodynamics, and absolute configuration

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2198-2205

  Lunazzi, Lodovico ^a   Mancinelli, Michele ^a   Mazzanti, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY BARRIERS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARYLBIPHENYLENE ATROPISOMERS; BOND ROTATION; SINGLE-CRYSTAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION; STEREODYNAMICS;

ISOMERS;

2 METHYLNAPHTHALENE; ALKYL GROUP; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ISOMER; LOW TEMPERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIMULATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 41849133225     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo702502n     Document Type: Article

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