Chemistry–A European Journal

Unraveling the mechanism of the singlet oxygen ene reaction: recent computational and experimental approaches

MN Alberti, M Orfanopoulos

Index: Alberti, Mariza N.; Vassilikogiannakis, Georgios; Orfanopoulos, Michael Organic Letters, 2008 , vol. 10, # 18 p. 3997 - 4000

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Abstract

Abstract The mechanism of the singlet oxygen ene reaction has been a subject of renewed interest within the last few years. The main question being whether this reaction proceeds through a concerted mechanism or if it involves discrete intermediates. In general, the