Reaction Path Bifurcation in an Electrocyclic Reaction: Ring-Opening of the Cyclopropyl Radical

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 119, Issue 25, 2015, Pages 6611-6630

  Kramer, Zeb C ^a   Carpenter, Barry K ^b   Ezra, Gregory S ^a   Wiggins, Stephen ^c  

^a Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cornell University Baker Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); ISOTOPES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; ROTATION;

ELECTROCYCLIC REACTIONS; FRICTIONAL DISSIPATION; INTRINSIC REACTION COORDINATE; KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECTS; LOW-DIMENSIONAL MODELS; ORGANIC REACTION MECHANISMS; REACTIVE TRAJECTORIES; RING OPENING REACTION;

SURFACE REACTIONS;

EID: 84933039755     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b02834     Document Type: Article

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