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Steric Enhancement of Chemical Reactivity. The Molecular Structure of Tris( tert ‐butyl)methyl p ‐Nitrobenzoate
Author(s) -
Cheng PeiTak,
Nyburg S. C.,
Thankachan Chacko,
Tidwell Thomas T.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197706542
Subject(s) - steric effects , reactivity (psychology) , tris , chemistry , strain (injury) , ion , medicinal chemistry , molecule , stereochemistry , computational chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
The rate of formation of carbenium ions is strongly dependent upon the substituents present. The X‐ray structure analysis, of (1) , R 1 to R 3 C(CH 3 ) 3 , provides a demonstration of the “back‐strain” and “front‐strain” effects.