Reactivity of (Mono-tert-butyloxiranyl)lithium: A theoretical ab initio study

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 26, 2008, Pages 4466-4474

  Bouyacoub, Abdelatif ^a   Hadjadj Aoul, Ratiba ^a   Volatron, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ORAN   (Algeria)

^b LABORATOIRE DE CHIMIE THÉORIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Alkyllithium; Carbenes; Oxiranyl anion; Reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849134164     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800457     Document Type: Article

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