ISSN:
0894-3230
Keywords:
Organic Chemistry
;
Physical Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
A new criterion for the reactivity of π electron systems is proposed. The method incorporates and modifies ideas of Coulson and Fukui et al. about free valence. The proposed reactivity index includes covalent and lonic components and is suitable for elctrophilic, radical and nucleophillic attack. The method is tested for a few simple π systems and differences from Coulson and Fukui et al. are discussed. Finally, it is applied to the electrophilic attack of a series of substituted benzenes and to nucleophilic attack of a series of subsituted benzoic acid esters.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/poc.610030908
