Research Article

Understanding the Mechanism and Selectivities of the Reaction of Meta-Chloroperbenzoic Acid and Dibromocarbene with β-Himachalene: A DFT Study

Table 1

Electronic chemical potential (μ), chemical hardness (η), electrophilicity (ω), and nucleophilicity (N) of β-himachalene and m-CPBA (eV).

ReactantsµηN

β-Himachalene−2.995.900.763.19
m-CPBA−4.745.232.141.77