Quantitative data on the effects of alkyl substituents and Li-O and Li-N chelation on the stability of secondary a-oxy-organolithium compounds

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2277-2289

  Monje, Pablo ^a   Graña, Paula ^a   Paleo, M Rita ^a   Sardina, F Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Chelates; Lithium; NMR spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MONOMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANOMETALLICS; REACTION KINETICS;

CARBANION STABILITY; CHELATES; TIN-LITHIUM EXCHANGE EQUILIBRIA;

CHELATION;

EID: 34250624756     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600864     Document Type: Article

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