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The norbornene mystery revealed

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The long-standing mystery surrounding the peculiar electronic structure of norbornene and its derivatives is revealed by the direct comparisons of their properties with those of reference analogues with localized double bonds (i.e. Lewis structures). Our block-localized wavefunction analysis coupled with the computations of NMR parameters evidently supports the manifestation of a density redistribution toward an incipient retro-Diels-Alder reaction.

Source: Chemical Communications

DOI: 10.1039/c0cc00601g

Authors: Stephan N. Steinmann, Pierre Vogel, Yirong Mo, Clémence Corminboeuf

Institutions: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Western Michigan University

Language: English

Topic: Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2151926578

FWCI: 1.503

Cites: 28

Cited by: 25

Related to: 10