Mechanistic studies of La3+ and Zn2+-catalyzed methanolysis of O-ethyl O-aryl methylphosphonate esters. An effective solvolytic method for the catalytic destruction of phosphonate CW simulants

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 4082-4088

  Lewis, Roxanne E ^a   Neverov, Alexei A ^a   Brown, R Stan ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; REACTION KINETICS;

METHANOLYSIS; SIMULANTS;

LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS;

CATION; LANTHANUM; METHANE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHEMISTRY; METHYLATION; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CATIONS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; LANTHANUM; METHANE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; SOLVENTS; ZINC;

EID: 28444486973     PISSN: 14770520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b511550g     Document Type: Article

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