Use of empirical correlations to determine solvent effects in the solvolysis of S-methyl chlorothioformate

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2253-2266

  D'Souza, Malcolm J ^a   Hailey, Stefan M ^a   Kevil, Dennis N ^b  

^a Wesley College   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroformates; Grunwald winstein equation; Ionizing power; Linear free energy relationships; Nucleophilicity; S methyl chlorothioformate; Solvolysis; Thiochloroformate; Thioesters

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CATION; FLUOROALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYL CHLOROTHIOFORMATE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; IONIZATION; NUCLEOPHILICITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLVATION; SOLVENT EFFECT; SOLVOLYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY;

FORMATES; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77953423926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11052253     Document Type: Article

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