Density functional study of the in-line mechanism of methanolysis of cyclic phosphate and thiophosphate esters in solution: Insight into thio effects in RNA transesterification

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 109, Issue 42, 2005, Pages 19987-20003

  Liu, Yun ^a   Gregersen, Brent A ^a   Lopez, Xabier ^b   York, Darrin M ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC PHOSPHATES; METHANOLYSIS; THIOPHOSPHATE ESTERS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; METHANOL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUANTUM THEORY; RNA;

PHOSPHATES;

ESTER; METHANE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; KINETICS; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

CYCLIZATION; ESTERS; KINETICS; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; QUANTUM THEORY; RNA; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 27744519629     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp053146z     Document Type: Article

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