Epoxidation of Alkenes by Peracids: From Textbook Mechanisms to a Quantum Mechanically Derived Curly‐Arrow Depiction
Abstract Using the intrinsic bond orbital (IBO) analysis based on accurate quantum mechanical calculations of the reaction path for the epoxidation of propene using peroxyacetic acid, we find that the four commonly used curly arrows for representing this reaction mechanism are insufficient and that...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-VCH
2019-10-01
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Series: | ChemistryOpen |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/open.201900099 |