Formal transfers of hydride from carbon-hydrogen bonds. Generation of H2 from orthoformamides designed to undergo intramolecular protonolyses of activated carbon-hydrogen bonds

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2020-2026

  Brunet, Philippe ^a   Wuest, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC SITES; ANTIPERIPLANAR; BIMOLECULAR REACTION; CARBON-HYDROGEN BOND; GUANIDINIUM; HIGH YIELD; LONE PAIR; PROTONOLYSIS; STRUCTURAL STUDIES;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; POSITIVE IONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 0003446628     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo951636p     Document Type: Article

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