title: Biosynthesis via carbocations: theoretical studies on terpene formation.
abstract: This review describes applications of quantum chemical calculations in the field of terpene biosynthesis, with a focus on insights into the mechanisms of terpene-forming carbocation rearrangements arising from theoretical studies.
authors.affiliation: University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA. tantillo@chem.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Dean J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Tantillo
mesh_terms: D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013729:Terpenes
chemical_list: D013729:Terpenes