Unraveling unusual torquoselectivity in ring-opening electrocyclic reactions: a DFT perspective

Arpita Poddar; Jesús Sánchez‐Márquez; Alejandro Morales‐Bayuelo; Pratim Kumar Chattaraj

doi:10.1039/d5cp04207k

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The ring-opening of perfluoro-3,4-dimethylcyclobutene reveals the unusual preference of the Z , Z isomer via the trans pathway (also unusual cis -torquoselectivity), which is non-competitive and non-degenerate.

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                                    Arpita Poddar, 
                                
                                    Jesús Sánchez‐Márquez, 
                                
                                    Alejandro Morales‐Bayuelo
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2025). 
                            Unraveling unusual torquoselectivity in ring-opening electrocyclic reactions: a DFT perspective. 
                            Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
                            
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                            https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cp04207k

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Unraveling unusual torquoselectivity in ring-opening electrocyclic reactions: a DFT perspective

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