IGLO computations reveal the aromatic character of the transition structures 1 a and 1 b for the Cope rearrangement of 1,5-hexadiene. In addition, high-level ab initio calculations favor a synchronous concerted mechanism via intermediates not having sigificant diradicaloid character.
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