Nature of the 2-bicyclo[3.2.1]octanyl and 2-bicyclo[3.2.2]nonanyl cations. |
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| Authors: | W B Smith |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USA. w.b.smith@tcu.edu |
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| Abstract: | Density functional and ab initio calculations have been employed to explore the nature of the cations formed in the solvolysis of 2-bicyclo[3.2.1]octanyl tosylate the 2-bicyclo[3.2.2]nonanyl tosylate. In contrast to recent conclusions in the literature, the various proposed classical carbocations postulated to explain the products of the 2-bicyclo[3.2.2]nonanyl tosylate solvolysis were found to have nonclassical structures. |
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