title: Photooxidation of methylnaphthalenes.
abstract: Studies on the photooxidation of methyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbons have revealed that whereas electron density is a determinant of endoperoxide formation, steric factors are most important in influencing the stability of the endoperoxide. Additional information on the energetics of the reactions and on the magnitude of the steric interactions was obtained using calculations at the B3LYP/6-311+G* level of theory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, USA. harry.wasserman@yale.edu
authors.forename: Harry H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.forename: Kenneth B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Wiberg
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parr