- Woodward-Hoffmann rules
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a set of three rules that invoke the conservation of orbital symmetry to predict the stereochemistry of pericyclic reactions
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Woodward–Hoffmann rules — The Woodward–Hoffmann rules devised by Robert Burns Woodward and Roald Hoffmann are a set of rules in organic chemistry predicting the stereochemistry of pericyclic reactions based on orbital symmetry. These include electrocyclic reactions,… … Wikipedia
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Hoffmann, Roald — ▪ American chemist born July 18, 1937, Złoczów, Pol. Polish born American chemist, corecipient, with Fukui Kenichi of Japan, of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1981 for their independent investigations of the mechanisms of chemical… … Universalium
Hoffmann , Roald — (1937–) Polish born American chemist Born in Zloczow, Poland (now Zolochez in Ukraine), Hoffmann was moved at the age of four with his family to a labor camp. His father was executed for trying to escape, but Hoffmann and his mother were smuggled … Scientists
Woodward, Robert Burns — ▪ American chemist Introduction born April 10, 1917, Boston, Mass., U.S. died July 8, 1979, Cambridge, Mass. American chemist best known for his syntheses of complex organic substances, including cholesterol and cortisone (1951), strychnine… … Universalium
Robert Burns Woodward — Infobox Scientist name = Robert Burns Woodward image width = caption = birth date = birth date|1917|4|10|mf=y birth place = Boston, Massachusetts death date = death date and age|1979|7|8|1917|4|10 death place = Cambridge, Massachusetts residence … Wikipedia
Roald Hoffmann — Infobox Scientist name = Roald Hoffmann image width =150px caption = Roald Hoffmann birth date = July 18, 1937 birth place = Złoczów, Poland death date = death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = Poland ethnicity = field = chemistry… … Wikipedia
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Möbius–Hückel concept — The Möbius Hückel treatment is one of two predicting reaction allowedness versus forbiddeness. The concept is the counterpart of the Woodward Hoffmann approach. The methodology in this treatment utilizes the plus minus sign parity in proceeding… … Wikipedia
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