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Prof. Howard Black - Eastern Illinois University |
| Pericyclic Reactions
the great five-lecture course at Imperial College
by Dr. Henry Rzepa, complete with 40 problems. Theory
is rigorous but not difficult - clearly presented with lots
of diagrams, colored models, etc.
Pericyclic Reactions
by Prof.
Bill Reusch (Michigan) part of an amazing virtual organic
chemistry textbook. Really good.
Pericyclic
Reactions undergrad-targeted
site from U. of S. Maine - great
color, very conceptual and easy to understand.
If you're feeling lost, this is a great
place to go!
Pericyclic
Reactions from Yale - Very clear, short, accurate summary.
Beautiful diagrams, conceptual material that's very
easy to follow - particular focus on Woodward-Hoffman
rules and their application. Extremely well done.
Pericyclic Reactions Review (Magid) - eight-page worksheet on various aspects of or bital symmetry. Much better if you can print it in color. Pericyclic Reactions: A six-lecture
series by Prof. Roger Alder (Bristol):
Ring Synthesis(1
& 2) Diels-Alder Rxns.
(3 & 4) Others (5 &
6)Orbital Symmetry Control of Pericyclic Reactions (Magid) - tremendous, carefully organized collection of articles. Awe-inspiring, at 47 pages long! Definitions
of Orbital Symmetry Terms Dr. Ronald Magid (U. of KY)
Orbital
Diagrams for Simple Molecules from Imperial College
Journal
List and Lit. Refs for Orbital Symmetry
Prof. Magid - somewhat dishevelled but huge
list of references to primary literature, organized by
type of pericyclic reaction.
Theoretical Chemistry [don't run away screaming!]
Click on
"Computational Organic Chemistry"; there are four useful links, including cycloaddition.
Other features include basic quantum mechanics (incl.
computational methods), electromagnetic properties, and
statistical mechanics.
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