Dramatic acceleration of the Menschutkin reaction and distortion of halide leaving-group order

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 9663-9668

  Stanger, Keith J ^a   Lee, Jung Jae ^a   Smith, Bradley D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALKYLATION; CARCINOGENS; HYDROGEN BONDS; SOLVENTS; STOICHIOMETRY;

HALIDE LEAVING GROUP; MENSCHUTKIN REACTION; POLAR APROTIC SOLVENTS;

AMINES;

ALIPHATIC AMINE; ALKYL GROUP; ALLYL COMPOUND; ANION; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; CARCINOGEN; CHLORIDE; HALIDE; HALOOLEFIN; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; SOLVENT;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; DENSITY; ENERGY; HYDROGEN BOND; MENSCHUTKIN REACTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; SENSOR; STOICHIOMETRY;

AMINES; HALOGENS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 36849090582     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo702090p     Document Type: Article

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