Lithium Hexamethyldisilazide-Mediated Ketone Enolization: The Influence of Hindered Dialkyl Ethers and Isostructural Dialkylamines on Reaction Rates and Mechanisms

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 242-249

  Zhao, Pinjing ^a   Lucht, Brett L ^a   Kenkre, Sarita L ^a   Collum, David B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AMINES; DIMERS; ETHERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

ENOLIZATIONS;

KETONES;

ALKYL ETHER; AMINE; KETONE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM HEXAMETHYLDISILAZIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENOLIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLVATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

KETONES; KINETICS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; SILANES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0346502773     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo030221y     Document Type: Article

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