The Effect of Electrostatic Fields on Reacting Molecules.

Abstract

The work synthesizes some model compounds whose structure provides a dipole for interaction with electric field. The Diels-Alder addition of furan to maleic anhydride and 6,6-dimethylfulvene to maleic anhydride in electric fields of 0, 240, and 350 V/cm were studied, and they were set to react in a cell in which a static electric field was maintained. It was found that the furan addition was uneffected by the fields, but that the proportion of exo to endo isomers of the 6, 6-dimethylfulvene product changed in a qualitatively predictable way. The details are described in the papers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1979
Accession Number
ADA077581

Entities

People

  • Alan B. Whiting

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Addition Reactions
  • Anhydrides
  • Benzonitriles
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Chlorination
  • Electric Fields
  • Ethers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Melting Point
  • Molecules
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Solvents
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Theoretical Analysis.