Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 by Subject "Backbone atoms"

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Assessing and characterizing the inductive effect through silicon containing backbones and on silicon reactivity

Smith, Ashlyn Patricia (2014-01-22)

This thesis describes a study of the inductive effect in derivatives of bicyclo[1.1.1.]pentane; chosen because it eliminates any possibility of conjugation between the substituent and probe, and keeps the steric effect ...