Abstract
Incarceration strongly increases the rate of the thermal decomposition of diazirine 1 to yield carbene 2. The increase of the inner phase rate is rationalized by a stabilization of the transition through dispersion interactions between the breaking C-N bonds and one of the highly polarizable arene rings of the surrounding host 3.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 96-99 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 4 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry
Keywords
- Dispersion interactions
- Hemicarcerands
- Host-guest systems
- Molecular container
- Transition states