Tetracyclopropylmethane: A Unique Hydrocarbon with S(4) Symmetry This work was supported by the Fonds der Chemische Industrie. R.R.K. is grateful to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for a Research Fellowship, and A.P.M. to the European Union for a grant within the INTAS Program. The authors are indebted to Prof. Dr. P. von R. Schleyer and Dr. H. Jiao, Computer Chemistry Center of the Institut für Organische Chemie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, for some initial computations on tricyclopropylmethane and tetracyclopropylmethane (7 a) as well as for their continuing interest in these investigations, and to Dr. B. Knieriem, Universität Göttingen, for his careful reading of the final manuscript.
Kozhushkov
Sergei I.
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Institut für Organische Chemie der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Tammannstrasse 2, 37077 Göttingen (Germany).
Kostikov
Rafael R.
RR
Molchanov
Alexander P.
AP
Boese
Roland
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Benet-Buchholz
Jordi
J
Schreiner
Peter R.
PR
Rinderspacher
Christopher
C
Ghiviriga
Ion
de Meijere
Armin
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