How many elementary processes are involved in base- and acid-promoted aldol condensations?

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 36, 2007, Pages 6070-6077

  Yamabe, Shinichi ^a   Hirahara, Kohji ^a   Yamazaki, Shoko ^a  

^a NARA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Aldol reactions; Density functional calculations; Hydrogen bonds; Reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549068543     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700685     Document Type: Article

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