Oxidative dearomatization of phenols: why, how and what for?

S Quideau, L Pouysegu, D Deffieux - Synlett, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
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Understanding and using the electron localization function

P Fuentealba, E Chamorro, JC Santos - Theoretical and computational …, 2007 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Electron localization function (ELF) helps in understanding the empirical
concept of electron localization, specially the pair electron localization in the spirit of Lewis …

Synthetic uses of orthoquinone monoketals and their orthoquinol variants. A review

S Quideau, L Pouységu - Organic Preparations and Procedures …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
INTRODUCTION Orthoquinone monoketals 2a, ie, 6, 6-dioxocyclohexa-2, 4-dien-1-one
derivatives and their 6-carbo-6-oxocyclohexa-2, 4~-dien-I-one orthoquinol variants, remain …

Phosphoenolpyruvate Mutase‐Catalyzed C− P Bond Formation: Mechanistic Ambiguities and Opportunities

JS Ramos‐Figueroa, DRJ Palmer… - ChemBioChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Phosphonates are produced across all domains of life and used widely in medicine and
agriculture. Biosynthesis almost universally originates from the enzyme …

Deciphering the mechanistic dichotomy in the cyclization of 1-(2-ethynylphenyl)-3, 3-dialkyltriazenes: competition between pericyclic and pseudocoarctate pathways

DB Kimball, TJR Weakley, R Herges… - Journal of the American …, 2002 - ACS Publications
The mechanistic aspects of the cyclization of (2-ethynylphenyl) triazenes under both thermal
and copper-mediated conditions are reported. For cyclization to an isoindazole, a carbene …

Unraveling the mechanism of cascade reactions of zincke aldehydes

RS Paton, SE Steinhardt, CD Vanderwal… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The thermal pericyclic cascade rearrangement of Zincke aldehydes (5-(dialkylamino)-2, 4-
pentadienals) to afford Z-α, β, γ, δ-unsaturated amides discovered by the Vanderwal group …

DFT study of the acid‐catalyzed esterification reaction mechanism of methanol with carboxylic acid and its halide derivatives

MM Lawal, T Govender, GEM Maguire… - … Journal of Quantum …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Extensive experimental studies have been dedicated to the esterification mechanisms from
carboxylic acids and acid halides. However, attention on the theoretical aspect of the …

Cyanide detection using a triazolopyridinium salt

TF Robbins, H Qian, X Su, RP Hughes… - Organic …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A triazolopyridinium salt chemodosimeter has been developed that displays a 60-fold
enhancement in fluorescence upon reaction with cyanide. The novel, fast, selective and …

A density functional theory study clarifying the reactions of conjugated ketenes with formaldimine. A plethora of pericyclic and pseudopericyclic pathways

C Zhou, DM Birney - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2002 - ACS Publications
The reactions of vinylketene (1a), imidoylketene (1b), and formylketene (1c) with
formaldimine (2) were studied at the B3LYP/6-31G* level. For the cycloadditions of these …

Mechanistic investigation of the uncatalyzed esterification reaction of acetic acid and acid halides with methanol: a DFT study

MM Lawal, T Govender, GEM Maguire… - Journal of molecular …, 2016 - Springer
Implementation of catalysts to drive reactions from reactants to products remains a burden to
synthetic and organic chemists. In spite of investigations into the kinetics and mechanism of …