[…] substitution of a carboxylate would be expected to destabilize the dritterionic mesomer that contributes to the singlet valence bond description as the benzyne geometry becomes more bicyclic.
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Bicyclic
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3 entriesbicyclic aminebicyclic ketonebicyclic ring system
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5 entriesbicyclic aminebicyclic compoundbicyclic frameworkbicyclic ring systembicyclic scaffold
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These geometries are almost reversed in the triplets. The 1,3-borazyne (III) shows more bicyclic character than the corresponding m-benzyne
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On the basis of a comparison of calculated and measured IR data, the 2 B 2 state could undoubtedly be discarded in favor of a more bicyclic geometry
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