A computational evaluation of the evidence for the synthesis of 1,3-dimethylcyclobutadiene in the solid state and aqueous solution

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 4932-4937

  Rzepa, Henry S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cyclobutadiene; density functional calculations; Dewar lactone; host guest systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EVALUATION; CYCLOBUTADIENES; H NMR SPECTRA; HOST-GUEST SYSTEM;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84875850293     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201102942     Document Type: Article

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