Solvolysis of (Z)-5-trimethylstannyl 2-adamantyl p-bromobenzenesulfonate: Mechanistic implications of a record-breaking secondary α-deuterium kinetic isotope effect for an SN1 substrate

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 5399-5402

  Adcock, William ^a   Trout, Neil A ^a   Vercoe, David ^a   Taylor, Dennis K ^b   Shiner Jr , V J ^c   Sorensen, Ted S ^d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; SUBSTRATES; TIN COMPOUNDS;

SOLVOLYSIS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

2 ADAMANTYL 4 BROMOBENZENESULFONATE; 5 TRIMETHYLSTANNYL 2 ADAMANTYL 4 BROMOBENZENESULFONATE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; DEUTERIUM; TIN DERIVATIVE; TRIFLUOROETHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA DEUTERIUM KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECT; ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOMETRY; ION PAIR EXTRACTION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS;

EID: 0037870781     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0300892     Document Type: Article

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