On the mechanism of Diels—Alder reaction
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V. Branchadell; A. Oliva; J. Bertran
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Article
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1985
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The effect of Lewis acid catalysts on the mechanism of Diels-Alder reactions is studied using the MINDO/3 method. It is found that they tend to increase the two-step character of the process through a more important participation of the charge-transfer configuration.