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Chiral or achiral paths of steepest descent and transition states: A permutational approach

par Brocas, Jean ;Willem, Rudolph
Référence Journal of the American Chemical Society, 105, 8, page (2217-2220)
Publication Publié, 1983

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Previous work has shown that the permutations describing degenerate isomerizations may be classified according to two important criteria: (1) their behavior with respect to reflection symmetry; (2) their self-inverse or non-self-inverse character. By analysis of the relationship between these two points of view, it is shown that, for degenerate isomerizations, it is possible to predict whether achiral paths of steepest descent and transition states are allowed on the basis of group theoretical properties of the permutations describing the molecular symmetry and the considered isomerization. Examples of chemical interest are discussed. © 1983 American Chemical Society.