Finding the right path: Baldwin "Rules for Ring Closure" and stereoelectronic control of cyclizations

• Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 49; no. 96; pp. 11246 - 1125
• Main Authors: Alabugin, Igor V, Gilmore, Kerry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 07.11.2013
• Subjects: Alkynes; catalysts; catalytic activity; chemical communication; cyclization reactions; guidelines; prediction

Truly important scientific breakthroughs often come from catching the glimpses of order in chaos and distilling a large body of disjointed data into a clear set of simple concepts. Even more impressive is when the new conceptual framework is created with some of the keystones still missing. Such bol...