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 …

Design, synthesis, and biological activity of unnatural enediynes and related analogues equipped with pH-dependent or phototriggering devices

M Kar, A Basak - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activity of Unnatural Enediynes and Related Analogues
Equipped with pH-Dependent or Phototriggering Devices | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS …

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 …

Understanding reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry from catastrophe theory applied to the electron localization function topology

V Polo, J Andres, S Berski, LR Domingo… - The Journal of Physical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Thomʼs catastrophe theory applied to the evolution of the topology of the electron
localization function (ELF) gradient field constitutes a way to rationalize the reorganization of …

New findings on the Diels− Alder reactions. An analysis based on the bonding evolution theory

S Berski, J Andrés, B Silvi… - The Journal of Physical …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Two Diels− Alder type reactions, ie, normal electron demand (NED) between 1, 3-butadiene
(BD) and acrolein (Acr) and inverse electron demand (IED) between 2, 4-pentadienal (PDA) …

On electron pair rearrangements in photochemical reactions: 1, 3-cyclohexadiene ring opening

C Guerra, L Ayarde-Henríquez… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
1, 3-Cyclohexadiene ring opening has been studied within the bonding evolution theory
(BET) framework. We have focused on describing for the first time the electron pair …

How does the global electron density transfer diminish activation energies in polar cycloaddition reactions? A Molecular Electron Density Theory study

LR Domingo, M Ríos-Gutiérrez, P Pérez - Tetrahedron, 2017 - Elsevier
The key role of the Global Electron Density Transfer (GEDT) in polar cycloaddition reactions
is analysed within the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) using Density Functional …

Curly arrows meet electron density transfers in chemical reaction mechanisms: from electron localization function (ELF) analysis to valence-shell electron-pair …

J Andres, S Berski, B Silvi - Chemical communications, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Probing the electron density transfers during a chemical reaction can provide important
insights, making possible to understand and control chemical reactions. This aim has …

Photochemically induced 1, 3‐butadiene ring‐closure from the topological analysis of the electron localization function viewpoint

C Guerra, L Ayarde‐Henríquez… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The electronic rearrangement featuring the photochemically‐induced 1, 3‐cis‐butadiene is
discussed within a bonding evolution theory (BET) perspective based on the topological …

A new model for C–C bond formation processes derived from the Molecular Electron Density Theory in the study of the mechanism of [3+ 2] cycloaddition reactions of …

LR Domingo, M Ríos-Gutiérrez, P Pérez - Tetrahedron, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The [3+ 2] cycloaddition (32CA) reactions of the nitrile ylide (NY) with ethylene and
with dicyanoethylene (DCE) have been studied using the Molecular Electron Density Theory …