Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1986, 51, 1843-1855
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19861843
Topological aspects of chemical reactivity. Catalytic reactions
Robert Ponec
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 165 02 Prague 6-Suchdol
Abstract
Recently proposed overlap determinant method is applied to the description of reactions induced by the presence of the transition metal catalysts. The use of this technique is demonstrated on a detailed analysis of a number of examples of thermally forbidden pericyclic reactions in which the interaction with the catalyst removes the symmetry restrictions imposed by Woodward-Hoffmann rules.
