Regio- and stereoselective isomerization of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs): Kinetics and mechanism of γ- to α-HBCD isomerization

Chemosphere

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1201-1210

  Heeb, Norbert V ^a   Bernd Schweizer, W ^b   Mattrel, Peter ^a   Haag, Regula ^a   Gerecke, Andreas C ^a   Schmid, Peter ^a   Zennegg, Markus ^a   Vonmont, Heinz ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Concerted 1,2 shifts of vicinal dibromides; Conformational analysis; HBCDD; Simultaneous inversion of adjacent asymmetric centers

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; BROMINE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; HEAT TREATMENT; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; POLYMERS; RATE CONSTANTS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CONCERTED 1,2-SHIFTS OF VICINAL DIBROMIDES; CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS; HBCDD; SIMULTANEOUS INVERSION OF ADJACENT ASYMMETRIC CENTERS;

CONFORMATIONS;

HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE;

BROMIDE; BROMINE COMPOUND; HEATING; KINETICS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ISOMERIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; KINETICS; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 54049140843     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.045     Document Type: Article

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