Two Separable Conformers of TATP and Analogues Exist at Room Temperature
- 18 May 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Organic Letters
- Vol. 7 (12) , 2461-2464
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ol050801c
Abstract
TATP gives rise to two separable conformations because the barrier for interconversion between them is relatively high at room temperature. This kind of behavior is rare in cyclic organic systems and is the result of poor overlap in the “flip-flop” transition state. The crystal structure of the analogous tricyclohexanone triperoxide also indicates the presence of two conformers.Keywords
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