Formation and Stability of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Water: The Carbon Acid pKa of Imidazolium Cations in Aqueous Solution

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 4366-4374

  Amyes, Tina L ^a   Diver, Steven T ^a   Richard, John P ^a   Rivas, Felix M ^a   Toth, Krisztina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; POSITIVE IONS; RATE CONSTANTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

PROTONATION;

OLEFINS;

1,3 BIS(1 PHENYLETHYL)BENZIMIDAZOLIUM CATION; 1,3 DIMETHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CATION; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBENOID; CATION; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IMIDAZOL 2 YLCARBENE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; IONIZATION; PKA; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 1842502863     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja039890j     Document Type: Article

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