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The Conservation of Orbital Symmetry

Woodward, R. B., Hoffmann, Roald·1969·Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English

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The Conservation of Orbital Symmetry examines the principle of conservation of orbital symmetry and its use. The central content of the principle was that reactions occur readily when there is congruence between orbital symmetry characteristics of reactants and products, and only with difficulty when that congruence does not obtain-or to put it more succinctly, orbital symmetry is conserved in concerted reaction. This principle is expected to endure, whatever the language in which it may be couched, or whatever greater precision may be developed in its application and extension. The book ope

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Authors
Woodward, R. B., & Hoffmann, R.
Venue
Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1969-11
Volume
8
Issue
11
Pages
781-853
ISSN
0570-0833 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2008844584
Cited by
4,090
References
1
FWCI
109.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
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