Steric effects in the hydrolysis reactions of N-acylimidazoles. Effect of aryl substitution in the leaving group

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2872-2876

  Lee, J P ^a   Bembi, Ramesh ^a   Fife, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS;

EID: 0030908750     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo960508d     Document Type: Article

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