Dicyclobuta[de,ij]naphthalene and dicyclopenta[cd,gh]pentalene: A theoretical study

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 8093-8100

  Macaluso, Maximilian ^a   Parish, Carol A ^a   Hoffmann, Roald ^b   Scott, Lawrence T ^c  

^a HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; GROUND STATE; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

AROMATICITY; BOND DELOCALIZATION; PENTALENE ISOMERS; TRANSITION STATE STRUCTURES;

NAPHTHALENE;

1,5,9 TRIDEHYDRO[12]ANNULENE; ACENAPHTHENE; DICYCLOBUTA[DE,IJ]NAPHTHALENE; DICYCLOPENTA[CD,GH]PENTALENE; DIHYDROCYCLOPENTA[CD,GH]PENTALENE; DIHYDRODICYCLOBUTA[DE,IJ]NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ISOMER; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 8744315844     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0486488     Document Type: Article

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