Acid catalysis in basic solution: A supramolecular host promotes orthoformate hydrolysis

Science

Volumn 316, Issue 5821, 2007, Pages 85-88

  Pluth, Michael D ^a   Bergman, Robert G ^a   Raymond, Kenneth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALKALI;

ACID; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; ESTER; HYDROLYSIS; LIGAND; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; HYDROLYSIS; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 34147102286     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1138748     Document Type: Article

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