Dissociative solvolytic cleavage of methyl (ortho-Carboxymethyl)Aryl phosphate diesters mediated by Yb3+ in methanol gives a 10 12-fold rate acceleration attributable to leaving group assistance

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 368-377

  Edwards, David R ^a   Neverov, Alexei A ^a   Brown, R Stan ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYL GROUP; ARYL PHOSPHATE; BINDING CONSTANT; CARBOXYMETHYL; CATALYTIC RATES; CATALYZED REACTIONS; CLEAVAGE REACTION; CONTROL STUDIES; DIMETHYL PHOSPHATES; LEAVING GROUPS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; POSITIVE CHARGES; RATE ACCELERATION; RATE OF REACTION; REACTION PRODUCTS; TRANSITION STATE;

DISSOCIATION; METAL IONS; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHENOLS; RATE CONSTANTS; YTTERBIUM;

SUBSTRATES;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; METAL ION; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; SOLVENT; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; YTTERBIUM;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PH; SOLVOLYSIS; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS;

BENZOATES; KINETICS; METHANOL; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; YTTERBIUM;

EID: 62649117399     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja807984f     Document Type: Article

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