Calculations predict a large inverse H/D kinetic isotope effect on the rate of tunneling in the ring opening of cyclopropylcarbinyl radical

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 44, 2009, Pages 16002-16003

  Zhang, Xue ^a   Datta, Ayan ^a   Hrovat, David A ^a   Borden, Weston Thatcher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECTS; RATE OF REACTION; RING OPENING; SMALL-CURVATURE TUNNELING;

CARRIER MOBILITY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ISOTOPES; WIND TUNNELS;

TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

3 BUTENE 1 YL RADICAL; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPYLCARBINYL; ISOTOPE; RADICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; PREDICTION; RING OPENING; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 70450170224     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja907406q     Document Type: Article

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