Absence of correlation of hydrogen bond donor ability with acid strength and catalytic activity of acid catalysts

Catalysis Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 3-6

  Fǎrcaşiu, Dan ^a   Hâncu, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid strength and catalytic activity; Acid strength and H bond donor strength; Catalytic activity and acid strength; Catalytic activity and H bond donor strength; H bond donor strength and acid strength; H bond donor strength and catalytic activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043130677     PISSN: 1011372X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1019068814279     Document Type: Article

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