Comparison of the nucleophilicities of alcohols and alkoxides

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1554-1560

  Phan, Thanh Binh ^a   Mayr, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alkoxide; Kinetics; Linear free energy relationship; Nucleophilicity

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; PHOTOMETRY; REACTION KINETICS;

ALKOXIDE; KINETICS; LINEAR FREE ENERGY RELATIONSHIP; NUCLEOPHILICITY;

ALCOHOLS;

ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; HYDROXIDE; METHANOL; OXIDE; PROPANOL; SOLVENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PHOTOMETRY;

EID: 33644601063     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/v05-170     Document Type: Article

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