Origin of the acidity enhancement of formic acid over methanol: Resonance versus inductive effects

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2797-2803

  Holt, Jennifer ^a   Karty, Joel M ^a  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS-PHASE ACIDITY;

ACIDITY; METHANOL; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RESONANCE;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

ALCOHOL; ALKYL GROUP; FORMIC ACID; METHANOL; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; GAS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; THEORY;

EID: 0037420361     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja020803h     Document Type: Article

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