Acid/Base catalysis by pure water: The aldol reaction

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 9712-9716

  Zhang, Xiyun ^a   Houk, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ALCOHOLS; CHARGE TRANSFER; IONIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROTONS; REACTION KINETICS; WATER;

ALDOL; HYDRONIUM IONS; PROTON TRANSFER; SCID/BASE CATALYSIS;

CATALYSIS;

ACID; ALDEHYDE; BASE; CARBON; HYDRONIUM; HYDROXIDE; KETONE; PROTON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; IONIZATION; PURIFICATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HYDROXIDES; KETONES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ONIUM COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM; WATER;

EID: 28044432127     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0509455     Document Type: Article

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