Probing the mechanism of direct Mannich-type α-methylenation of ketoesters via electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1287-1293

  Milagre, Cíntia D F ^a   Milagre, Humberto M S ^a   Santos, Leonardo S ^b   Lopes, Marcelo L A ^a   Moran, Paulo J S ^a   Eberlin, Marcos N ^a   Rodrigues, J Augusto R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

methylenation; Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; Ketoesters; Reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

CATALYTICAL CYCLES; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; KETOESTERS; METHYLENATION;

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

ESTERS;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; KETOESTER DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; INFRARED RADIATION; MANNICH REACTION; METHYLATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 35648957124     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1173     Document Type: Conference Paper

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