Carbene-alkene complexes between a nucleophilic carbene and electron-poor alkenes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 44, 2008, Pages 14634-14639

  Mieusset, Jean Luc ^a   Abraham, Michael ^a   Brinker, Udo H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; OLEFINS;

ADDITION PRODUCTS; CARBENE; CARBENES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; ENERGY SCALES; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; INTRAMOLECULAR REACTIONS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

ACRYLONITRILE; ALKENE; CARBENE; FUMARONITRILE; NITRILE; OXADIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; SPIROOXADIAZOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 55649100520     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja8042118     Document Type: Article

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