Ruthenium-catalyzed [2 + 2] cycloadditions between 7-substituted norbornadienes and alkynes: An experimental and theoretical study

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 8467-8474

  Jordan, Robert W ^a   Khoury, Peter R ^a   Goddard, John D ^a   Tam, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

ADDUCTS; CYCLOADDITION; ELIMINATION STEP; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

RUTHENIUM;

ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE; NORBORNADIENE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CYCLOADDITION; OXIDATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ALKYNES; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLIZATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NORBORNANES; RUTHENIUM; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 9344258620     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo048590x     Document Type: Article

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