Molecular "iron maidens": Ultrashort nonbonded contacts in cyclophanes and other crowded molecules

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 18, 2004, Pages 3763-3771

  Pascal Jr , Robert A ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclophanes; Intramolecular interactions; Noncovalent interactions; Strained molecules

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE; CYCLOPHANE DERIVATIVE; FLUORINE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SULFUR;

CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COVALENT BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PYROLYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 4644297741     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200400183     Document Type: Short Survey

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