Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5224706 | Tetrahedron | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The intramolecular [6+2] cycloaddition mechanism of 2-vinylcyclobutanones and alkenes catalyzed by the [Rh(CO)2Cl]2 rhodium dimer has been studied using density functional theory, comparing this multi-step process with the one-step reaction in the absence of catalyst. According to our results the calculated mechanism agrees with what was previously experimentally suggested. Calculations have also allowed to explain the reaction selectivity.
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Authors
M. Merced Montero-Campillo, Jesús RodrÃguez-Otero, Enrique M. Cabaleiro-Lago,