Mechanisms and kinetics of noncatalytic ether reaction in supercritical water. 1. Proton-transferred fragmentation of diethyl ether to acetaldehyde in competition with hydrolysis

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 109, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3550-3557

  Nagal, Yasuharu ^a   Matubayasi, Nobuyuki ^a   Nakahara, Masaru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; CHEMICAL BONDS; HYDROLYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION KINETICS; WATER;

NONCATALYTIC ETHER REACTION; STAINLESS STEEL TUBE REACTORS; SUPERCRITICAL WATER; WATER DENSITY;

ETHERS;

EID: 18444373249     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp050531f     Document Type: Article

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