The interplay between steric and electronic effects in SN2 reactions

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2166-2175

  Fernández, Israel ^b,c   Frenking, Gernot ^b   Uggerud, Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy decomposition analysis; Molecular modeling; Nucleophilic substitution; Reaction mechanisms; Steric hindrance

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CARBON; ELECTROSTATICS; MOLECULAR MODELING; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTIONS; ENERGY DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTIONS; ORBITAL INTERACTION; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; REACTION MECHANISM; STERIC HINDRANCES; TRANSITION STRUCTURES;

CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 60749110679     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200801833     Document Type: Article

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