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Kendall N. Houk

Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles

Publications -  1025
Citations -  62686

Kendall N. Houk is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Cycloaddition. The author has an hindex of 112, co-authored 997 publications receiving 54877 citations. Previous affiliations of Kendall N. Houk include Texas A&M University & University of Notre Dame.

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Selective skeletal editing of polycyclic arenes using organophotoredox dearomative functionalization

TL;DR: In this article , a general organophotoredox approach for the chemo-and regioselective dearomatization of structurally diverse polycyclic aromatics is described.
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Computations Reveal That Electron-Withdrawing Leaving Groups Facilitate Intramolecular Conjugate Displacement Reactions by Negative Hyperconjugation.

TL;DR: Quantum mechanical investigations with density functional theory show that ICDs involve a stepwise addition, forming an intermediate stabilized carbanion, followed by elimination.