Paradigms and paradoxes: Diazomethane and ethyl diazoacetate: The role of substituent effects on stability

Structural Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 501-503

  Hosmane, Ramachandra S ^a   Liebman, Joel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

ketoesters; Diazo compounds; Enthalpy of formation; Enthalpy of reaction; Resonance energy and stabilization; Synthetic reagents

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; DIAZOACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; DIAZOMETHANE; EXPLOSIVE; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONJUGATION; ENTHALPY; HYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; SOLVATION;

EID: 1842583292     PISSN: 10400400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020573723147     Document Type: Article

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