Effects of conformation on the stereochemistry of solvent attack on benzylic β-hydroxycarbocations: Mechanisms of epoxide hydrolysis reactions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 7252-7260

  Doan, Lanxuan ^a   Whalen, Dale L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROLYSIS; ISOTHERMS; KETONES; REACTION KINETICS; SOLVENTS; WATER;

BENZYLIC CARBOCATIONS; CYCLOHEXANE RING; EPOXIDE HYDROLYSIS REACTIONS; HYDROXYCARBOCATIONS;

HYDROCARBONS;

6 METHOXY 1,2,3,4,4A,10A HEXAHYDROPHENANTHRENE 9,10 OXIDE DERIVATIVE; ACID; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKYL GROUP; AZIDE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; BENZYLIC BETA HYDROXYCARBOCATION; CARBON; CATION; CHLOROHYDRIN DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXANE; DIOL; DIOXANE; EPOXIDE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; KETONE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CIS ISOMER; CONFORMATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; DISSOLUTION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PH; PRECURSOR; SOLVATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TRANS ISOMER;

EID: 33749027470     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo061003i     Document Type: Article

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