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Electrocyclic reaction

Index Electrocyclic reaction

In organic chemistry, an electrocyclic reaction is a type of pericyclic rearrangement where the net result is one pi bond being converted into one sigma bond or vice versa. [1]

43 relations: Accounts of Chemical Research, Atomic orbital, Benzocyclobutene, Beta-silicon effect, Biomimetic synthesis, Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory, Cascade reaction, Catalysis, Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews, Chiral auxiliary, Cholecalciferol, Cis–trans isomerism, Conrotatory and disrotatory, Cyclic compound, Diels–Alder reaction, Dirk Trauner, Enantiomeric excess, Enantioselective synthesis, Endo-exo isomerism, Frontier molecular orbital theory, HOMO/LUMO, Journal of Organic Chemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Lewis acids and bases, Maleic anhydride, Methyl group, Nazarov cyclization reaction, Organic chemistry, Pericyclic reaction, Photochemistry, Pi bond, Reaction rate, Rearrangement reaction, Sigma bond, Solvent, Substituent, Tetrahedron Letters, Toluene, Torquoselectivity, Trimethylsilyl, Yield (chemistry), 1,3-Butadiene.

Accounts of Chemical Research

Accounts of Chemical Research is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Chemical Society containing overviews of basic research and applications in chemistry and biochemistry.

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Atomic orbital

In quantum mechanics, an atomic orbital is a mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of either one electron or a pair of electrons in an atom.

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Benzocyclobutene

Benzocyclobutene (BCB) is a benzene ring fused to a cyclobutane ring.

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Beta-silicon effect

The beta-silicon effect also called silicon hyperconjugation in organosilicon chemistry is a special type of hyperconjugation and describes the stabilizing effect of a silicon atom placed in a position one removed (β) from a carbocation.

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Biomimetic synthesis

Biomimetic synthesis is an area of organic chemical synthesis that is specifically biologically inspired, so-named in 1917 by the English organic chemist and Nobel laureate Sir Robert Robinson.

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Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory

The Brønsted–Lowry theory is an acid–base reaction theory which was proposed independently by Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and Thomas Martin Lowry in 1923.

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Cascade reaction

A cascade reaction, also known as a domino reaction or tandem reaction, is a chemical process that comprises at least two consecutive reactions such that each subsequent reaction occurs only in virtue of the chemical functionality formed in the previous step.

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Catalysis

Catalysis is the increase in the rate of a chemical reaction due to the participation of an additional substance called a catalysthttp://goldbook.iupac.org/C00876.html, which is not consumed in the catalyzed reaction and can continue to act repeatedly.

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Chemical Reviews

Chemical Reviews is peer-reviewed scientific journal published twice per month by the American Chemical Society.

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Chemical Society Reviews

Chemical Society Reviews is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, for review articles on topics of current interest in chemistry.

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Chiral auxiliary

A chiral auxiliary is a stereogenic group or unit that is temporarily incorporated into an organic compound in order to control the stereochemical outcome of the synthesis.

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Cholecalciferol

Cholecalciferol, also known as vitamin D3 and colecalciferol, is a type of vitamin D which is made by the skin, found in some foods, and taken as a dietary supplement.

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Cis–trans isomerism

Cis–trans isomerism, also known as geometric isomerism or configurational isomerism, is a term used in organic chemistry.

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Conrotatory and disrotatory

An electrocyclic reaction can either be classified as conrotatory or disrotatory based on the rotation at each end of the molecule.

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Cyclic compound

A cyclic compound (ring compound) is a term for a compound in the field of chemistry in which one or more series of atoms in the compound is connected to form a ring.

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Diels–Alder reaction

The Diels–Alder reaction is an organic chemical reaction (specifically, a cycloaddition) between a conjugated diene and a substituted alkene, commonly termed the dienophile, to form a substituted cyclohexene derivative.

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Dirk Trauner

Dirk Trauner (born April 17, 1967 in Linz) is an Austrian chemist.

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Enantiomeric excess

Enantiomeric excess (ee) is a measurement of purity used for chiral substances.

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Enantioselective synthesis

Enantioselective synthesis, also called asymmetric synthesis, is a form of chemical synthesis.

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Endo-exo isomerism

endo–exo isomerism is a special type of stereoisomerism found in organic compounds with a substituent on a bridged ring system.

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Frontier molecular orbital theory

In chemistry, frontier molecular orbital theory is an application of MO theory describing HOMO / LUMO interactions.

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HOMO/LUMO

In chemistry, HOMO and LUMO are types of molecular orbitals.

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Journal of Organic Chemistry

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, colloquially known as JOC or J Org, is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for original contributions of fundamental research in all branches of theory and practice in organic and bioorganic chemistry.

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Journal of the American Chemical Society

The Journal of the American Chemical Society (also known as JACS) is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1879 by the American Chemical Society.

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Lewis acids and bases

A Lewis acid is a chemical species that contains an empty orbital which is capable of accepting an electron pair from a Lewis base to form a Lewis adduct.

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Maleic anhydride

Maleic anhydride is an organic compound with the formula C2H2(CO)2O.

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Methyl group

A methyl group is an alkyl derived from methane, containing one carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms — CH3.

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Nazarov cyclization reaction

The Nazarov cyclization reaction (often referred to as simply the Nazarov cyclization) is a chemical reaction used in organic chemistry for the synthesis of cyclopentenones.

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Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry is a chemistry subdiscipline involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.

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Pericyclic reaction

In organic chemistry, a pericyclic reaction is a type of organic reaction wherein the transition state of the molecule has a cyclic geometry, the reaction progresses in a concerted fashion, and the bond orbitals involved in the reaction overlap in a continuous cycle at the transition state.

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Photochemistry

Photochemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of light.

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Pi bond

In chemistry, pi bonds (π bonds) are covalent chemical bonds where two lobes of an orbital on one atom overlap two lobes of an orbital on another atom.

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Reaction rate

The reaction rate or rate of reaction is the speed at which reactants are converted into products.

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Rearrangement reaction

A rearrangement reaction is a broad class of organic reactions where the carbon skeleton of a molecule is rearranged to give a structural isomer of the original molecule.

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Sigma bond

In chemistry, sigma bonds (σ bonds) are the strongest type of covalent chemical bond.

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Solvent

A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "loosen, untie, solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute (a chemically distinct liquid, solid or gas), resulting in a solution.

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Substituent

In organic chemistry and biochemistry, a substituent is an atom or group of atoms which replaces one or more hydrogen atoms on the parent chain of a hydrocarbon, becoming a moiety of the resultant new molecule.

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Tetrahedron Letters

Tetrahedron Letters is a weekly international journal for rapid publication of full original research papers in the field of organic chemistry.

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Toluene

Toluene, also known as toluol, is an aromatic hydrocarbon.

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Torquoselectivity

Torquoselectivity is a special kind of stereoselectivity observed in electrocyclic reactions in organic chemistry, defined as "the preference for inward or outward rotation of substituents in conrotatory or disrotatory electrocyclic reactions." Torquoselectivity is not to be confused with the normal diastereoselectivity seen in pericyclic reactions, as it represents a further level of selectivity beyond the Woodward-Hoffman rules.

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Trimethylsilyl

A trimethylsilyl group (abbreviated TMS) is a functional group in organic chemistry.

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Yield (chemistry)

In chemistry, yield, also referred to as reaction yield, is the amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction.

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1,3-Butadiene

1,3-Butadiene is the organic compound with the formula (CH2.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocyclic_reaction

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