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Control of the Reactivity of Double Bonds through Their Fixed Geometrical Arrangement
Author(s) -
Wolff J. Jens
Publication year - 1995
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.199522251
Subject(s) - cycloaddition , reactivity (psychology) , orientation (vector space) , double bond , control (management) , bond , chemistry , computational chemistry , crystallography , materials science , mathematics , computer science , polymer chemistry , geometry , organic chemistry , catalysis , business , medicine , alternative medicine , finance , pathology , artificial intelligence
Reactions may proceed selectively if the reactants are arranged in a defined geometrical orientation with respect to each other. Recent success in the application of this concept pertaining to the [2+2]cycloaddition of two preorganized double bonds (shown on the right) is presented.