α-Sulfur or α-fluorine - Which is more stabilizing for a carbocation? A computational study of electrophilic addition to HFCCH(SMe) and FC(R1)CR2(SMe) and related model systems

Kenneth K. Laali, Gabriela L. Borosky

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)26-31
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Fluorine Chemistry
Volume151
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords

  • α-F versus α-SMe
  • Charge delocalization
  • DFT
  • Fluorocarbenium ion
  • Thiiranium ion
  • Thiocarbenium ion

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