The influence of carbon-carbon multiple bonds on the solvolyses of tertiary alkyl halides: A grunwald-winstein analysis

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1704-1716

  Reis, Marina C ^a   Elvas Leitão, Ruben ^b   Martins, Filomena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon carbon multiple bonds; Grunwald Winstein Equation; Solvent effects; Tertiary alkyl halides

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 METHYL 1 PHENYLPROPANE; 2 CHLORO 2 METHYLBUTANE; 2 CHLORO 2 PHENYLPROPANE; 3 CHLORO 3 METHYLBUTYNE; 4 CHLORO 4 METHYL 2 PENTYNE; CARBON; HALIDE; TERTIARY ALKYL GROUP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SOLVATION; SOLVOLYSIS;

EID: 53549099402     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms9091704     Document Type: Article

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