Structural features of benzylic carbanions. A theoretical study

✍ Scribed by Kenny B. Lipkowitz; Christopher Uhegbu; Adel M. Naylor; Robert Vance

• Book ID: 102880655
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 807 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0192-8651
• DOI: 10.1002/jcc.540060621

✦ Synopsis

Benzylic anions were studied with the semiempirical MNDO molecular orbital method. Structural changes were analyzed as metal counterions and solvents were allowed to interact with the benzylic carbon. Generally, benzylic carbanions were found to be trigonal planar but became pyramidal or bent when metals were included in the calculation.