Proton as the simplest of all catalysts for [2 + 2] cycloadditions: DFT study of acid-catalyzed imine metathesis

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 6173-6184

  Burland, Matthew C ^a   Meyer, Tara Y ^b   Baik, Mu Hyun ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; BENZENE; ELECTROSTATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PH EFFECTS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROTONS; SOLVENTS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

CONTINUUM SOLVATION; METATHESIS; REACTION ENERGY; TRANSITION STATE;

CATALYSIS;

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; PROTON;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLOADDITION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 4644299899     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo049250e     Document Type: Article

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