Published June 21, 1995
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Journal Article
Stabilizing the Boat Conformation of Cyclohexane Rings
Abstract
In calculating the energetics for various conformers of the A, B, and C series of hopanoid hydrocarbons present in mature oil reservoirs, we find that the B series prefers the boat conformation (by 1.3-2.5 kcal/mol) for the D cyclohexane ring (see Figures 1 and 2). We analyze the structural elements responsible for stabilizing this boat conformation, identify the key features, and illustrate how one might stabilize boat conformations of other systems.
Additional Information
© 1995 American Chemical Society. Received November 28, 1994. This research was funded by Chevron Petroleum Technology and by NSF (CHE 91-100289). The facilities of the MSC are also supported by grants from DOE-AICD, NSF-ACR, Allied-Signal Corp., Asahi Chemical, Asahi Glass, BF Goodrich, Vestar, Hughes Research, and Beckman Institute.Additional details
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- Chevron Petroleum Technology Co.
- CHE 91-100289
- NSF
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- Allied-Signal
- Asahi Chemical
- Asahi Glass
- BF Goodrich
- Vestar
- Hughes Research Laboratories
- Caltech Beckman Institute
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