On the Stability of Disubstituted Cyclobutenes - A Computational Study.

ABSTRACT: A computational study of the electrocyclic ring-opening of 2-substituted cyclobutenecarboxylic acids is presented. Detailed calculations suggest a model to predict whether the product of nucleophilic alkylation of a bicyclic lactone electrophile will be a cyclobutenecarboxylic acid or its dienoic acid isomer, based on the used nucleophile.

SUBMITTER: Maryasin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6472590 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature