Dichlorocarbene addition to cyclopropenes: A computational study

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1630-1635

  Merrer, Dina C ^a   Rablen, Paul R ^b  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

CYCLOPROPENE; DICHLOROCARBENE; GAS PHASE; HYBRID DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACETONITRILE; CARBENOID; CYCLOBUTANE; PROPYLENE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLVATION;

EID: 84961983575     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo048161z     Document Type: Article

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