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Wang YN, Wang X, Li SJ, Lan Y. Carbene-enabled ether activation through the formation of oxonium: a theoretical view. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01730f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Here, we report a theoretical investigation of the reactivity and chemoselectivity of carbene-enabled ether activation.
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- Ya-Nan Wang
- College of Chemistry, and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Avenue, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, P. R. China
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Seif A, Ahmadi TS, Klein A. Kinetics and mechanism of the Barton–Kellogg olefination: a computational DFT study using CTST theory and topological approaches. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01476a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gibbs energies (kcal mol−1) for the BK reaction starting from R1 and R2, calculated at the MN15-L/Def2-TZVP level of theory in toluene as solvent (SMD) at 298 K for the first step and at 383.6 K for the consecutive steps.
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- Ahmad Seif
- University of Cologne, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Greinstrasse 6, 50939 Koeln, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Greinstrasse 6, 50939 Koeln, Germany
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