Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1987, 52, 1375-1385
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19871375
Topological aspects of chemical reactivity. On the possible use of similarity index in characterizing the transition state structure in concerted pericyclic reactions
Robert Ponec
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 165 02 Prague 6-Suchdol
Abstract
The use of the topological similarity index as a simple means for classification and characterization of the structure of the transition states in concerted pericyclic reactions is discussed. The suggested formulation makes it possible to bring a quantitative aspects into the empirical Dewar's classification of transition states in terms of aromaticity and/or antiaromaticity.
