| Abstract: | Semiempirical MOPAC RHF/PM 3 and BIRADICAL/PM 3 calculations are performed on several selected analogs of the Neocarzinostatin chromophore. The critical distance parameter, heat of formation, and pertinent bond orders are reported for each model compound. Heats of reaction are also reported for the cyclization of several model compounds to their corresponding diradical products. It is suggested that 3.49 ÅR represents an upper bound to the critical distance in the cyclization of compound related to Neocarzinostatin chromophore. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
