A new C–C bond formation model based on the quantum chemical topology of electron density

LR Domingo - RSC Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
ELF topological analyses of bonding changes in non-polar, polar and ionic organic
reactions involving the participation of CC (X) double bonds make it possible to establish a …

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PK Chattaraj… - Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Chemistry is the science of bond making and bond breaking. A thorough knowledge of these
processes in the course of the chemical reaction lies at the heart of any reaction mechanism …

Advances in Diels–Alder/aromatization of biomass furan derivatives towards renewable aromatic hydrocarbons

Z Li, Y Jiang, Y Li, H Zhang, H Li, S Yang - Catalysis Science & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The effective upgrading of renewable resources into high value-added chemicals is of great
significance to achieve sustainable economic development as well as the practical …

On the question of stepwise [4+ 2] cycloaddition reactions and their stereochemical aspects

R Jasiński - Symmetry, 2021 - mdpi.com
Even at the end of the twentieth century, the view of the one-step [4+ 2] cycloaddition (Diels-
Alder) reaction mechanism was widely accepted as the only possible one, regardless of the …

On the method-dependence of transition state asynchronicity in Diels–Alder reactions

M Linder, T Brinck - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
This work discusses the dependence of transition state geometries on the choice of quantum
chemical optimization method for the extensively studied Diels–Alder reaction. Rather …

β-Trifluoromethylated nitroethenes in Diels-Alder reaction with cyclopentadiene: A DFT computational study

R Jasiński - Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Mechanistic aspects of reactions between β-trifluoromethylated nitroethenes and
cyclopentadiene has been examined using DFT computational methods It was found, that all …

Searching for zwitterionic intermediates in Hetero Diels–Alder reactions between methyl α, p-dinitrocinnamate and vinyl-alkyl ethers

R Jasiński - Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
DFT calculations indicate that reactions of methyl α, p-dinitrocinnamate with vinyl-alkyl
ethers are of a polar nature, and zwitterionic structures may arise during their course …

A reexamination of the molecular mechanism of the Diels–Alder reaction between tetrafluoroethene and cyclopentadiene

R Jasiński - Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, 2016 - Springer
DFT calculation results shed a new light on the mechanism of cycloaddition reaction
between tetrafluoroethene and cyclopentadiene. The unique influence of fluorine atoms on …

Stepwise Diels–Alder: more than just an oddity? A computational mechanistic study

M Linder, T Brinck - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2012 - ACS Publications
We have employed hybrid DFT and SCS-MP2 calculations at the SMD-PCM–6-311++ G (2d,
2p)//6-31+ G (d) level to investigate the relationship between three possible channels for …

Dearomatization of 3-cyanoindoles by (3+ 2) cycloaddition: from batch to flow chemistry

M Manneveau, S Tanii, F Gens, J Legros… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
1, 3-Dipolar dearomatizing cycloadditions between a non-stabilized azomethine ylide and 3-
cyanoindoles or benzofuran afford the corresponding 3D-heterocycles bearing a quaternary …