Abstract
A theoretical study of the tetraaminoethylene-diaminocarbene dissociation reaction shows that equilibrium is more readily attained for benzimidazol-2-ylidenes and doubly bridged imidazol-2-ylidenes. For imidazolin-2-ylidenes, the 'Wanzlick equilibrium' is less likely to occur due to the high reaction barrier. We demonstrate that the equilibrium reaction can be catalyzed by an electrophile.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2617-2621 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Molecular Physics |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 23-24 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Dec 10 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biophysics
- Molecular Biology
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry