Woodward-Hoffmann rules

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chemical rules
gptkbp:appliesTo electrocyclic reactions
pericyclic reactions
sigmatropic rearrangements
cycloadditions
gptkbp:basedOn symmetry considerations
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:R._E._Hoffmann
gptkb:Robert_Burns_Woodward
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent materials science
pharmaceutical chemistry
polymer chemistry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Woodward-Hoffmann rules
gptkbp:includes conservation of orbital symmetry
gptkbp:influenced theoretical chemistry
gptkbp:introduced 1960s
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith stereochemistry
reaction selectivity
gptkbp:isChallengedBy alternative theories
gptkbp:isCitedIn scientific literature
gptkbp:isConsidered a fundamental concept in organic chemistry
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn textbooks
conferences
academic papers
gptkbp:isExaminedBy research studies
group theory
orbital symmetry
gptkbp:isImportantFor synthesis of complex molecules
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy chemical education
gptkbp:isNamedAfter gptkb:R._E._Hoffmann
gptkb:Robert_Burns_Woodward
gptkbp:isPartOf chemical reaction theory
organic synthesis strategies
pericyclic reaction theory
theoretical frameworks in chemistry
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor a key principle in organic chemistry
gptkbp:isReflectedIn computational chemistry
reaction pathways
mechanistic studies
gptkbp:isRelatedTo reaction kinetics
quantum_chemistry
gptkbp:isSupportedBy experimental evidence
gptkbp:isTaughtIn chemistry courses
gptkbp:isUsedBy analyze reaction pathways
design new reactions
evaluate reaction feasibility
predict stereochemical outcomes
understand reaction mechanisms
gptkbp:isUsedIn predicting product distributions
gptkbp:provides criteria for reaction outcomes
gptkbp:providesSupportFor reaction mechanisms
gptkbp:relatedTo Molecular orbital theory
gptkbp:usedIn organic chemistry