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Molecular modelling: Supporting Saytzeff

Mon, 2009-08-24 21:01 — sciencestaff

Saytzeff's rule is the result of empirical observations, and can be used to predict the outcome of elimination reactions. Now, ab initio calculations have provided the long-sought evidence to show that hyperconjugation is the key that unlocks the origin of this rule.

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