Loss of aromaticity and π-electron delocalization in the first step of the electrophilic aromatic nitration of benzene, phenol and benzonitrile

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 811, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 19-26

  Arrieta, Ana ^a   Cossío, Fernando P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aromaticity; Electrophylic aromatic susbtitution reaction; Nitration of aromatic compounds; Regiochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961978344     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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