Kinetic mechanism and structural requirements of the amine-catalyzed decarboxylation of oxaloacetic acid

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 144-152

  Thalji, Nabil K ^a   Crowe, William E ^a   Waldrop, Grover L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO GROUPS; CARBINOLAMINE DEHYDRATIONS; CATALYTIC MECHANISMS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CHEMICAL MECHANISMS; DI-AMINES; ELECTRONIC REQUIREMENTS; ENAMINE TAUTOMERS; IMINE FORMATIONS; IMINE INTERMEDIATES; KINETIC MECHANISMS; MALATE DEHYDROGENASES; NEGATIVE CHARGES; PROTON SHUTTLES; PYRUVATE; REACTIVE IMINES; STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS;

ACIDS; AMINATION; CARBOXYLATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENZYMES; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AMINES;

AMINES; CATALYSIS; DECARBOXYLATION; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; OXALOACETIC ACIDS; PYRUVIC ACID; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 58149296144     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo8014648     Document Type: Article

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