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Paradigms and paradoxes: stabilization, destabilization and resonance energy of α-diketones, dienes and derived radical ions

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By analogy to the understanding of the energetics of amides, the current study discusses the stabilization/destabilization energy of α-diketones, dienes and derived radical ions.

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Liebman, J.F. Paradigms and paradoxes: stabilization, destabilization and resonance energy of α-diketones, dienes and derived radical ions. Struct Chem 34, 729–732 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11224-023-02155-7

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