Ranganathan, Subramania (1997) A Tale of two topologies: Woodward-Hoffmann rules at your fingertips! Resonance - Journal of Science Education, 2 (2). pp. 41-51. ISSN 0971-8044
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Abstract
A simple procedure for determining whether a pericyclic reaction is thermally allowed is described. The focus is on the potential aromaticity of the transition state of the process, which is inferred from the topological features of the interacting orbitals and the number of electrons involved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Source: | Copyright of this article belongs to Indian Academy of Sciences. |
| Keywords: | Woodward-Hoffman Rules; Topology of Orbitals; Electrocyclic Reactions; Sigmatropic Reactions; Cycloaddition Reactions; |
| ID Code: | 76834 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Jan 2012 08:47 |
| Last Modified: | 18 May 2016 20:22 |
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