Abstract
The ability of a bicyclobutyl moiety to stabilize a negative charge at an α-position was investigated by analyzing the two conformers (parallel and orthogonal) of 1-bicyclobutyl-carbinyl anion. A study at a 4-31G level reveals that the two conformers are equally stabilized by the ring. While the parallel conformer is stabilized in an allylic-like fashion by the π-like bridge bond, the two side bonds effectively stabilize the carbanion in the orthogonal geometry.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 93-99 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1-5 |
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| State | Published - Mar 1985 |