Chemical transformation of 3-bromo-2,2-bis(bromomethyl)-propanol under basic conditions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 505-512

  Ezra, Shai ^a   Feinstein, Shimon ^a   Bilkis, Itzhak ^b   Adar, Eilon ^a   Ganor, Jiwchar ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AQUIFERS; BYPRODUCTS; DECOMPOSITION; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

3-BROMO-2,2-BIS(BROMOMETHYL)PROPANOL (TBNPA); ORGANIC MOLECULES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; REACTION SEQUENCES;

ALCOHOLS;

2,6 DIOXASPIRO[3.3]HEPTANE; 3 BROMO 2,2 BIS(BROMOMETHYL)PROPANOL; 3 BROMOMETHYL 3 HYDROXYMETHYLOXETANE; 3,3 BIS(BROMOMETHYL)OXETANE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; HEPTANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; AQUITARD; HYDROCHEMISTRY;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DECOMPOSITION; HALF LIFE TIME; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PH; REACTION ANALYSIS;

HALF-LIFE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; PROPANOLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 12344254750     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0495157     Document Type: Article

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