Solvolyses of benzoyl chlorides in weakly nucleophilic media

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 4805-4818

  Bentley, Thomas William ^a   Harris, Haldon Carl ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acylium cations; Solvent effects; Solvolysis; Substituent effects

Indexed keywords

BENZOYL CHLORIDE DERIVATIVE; CATION CHANNEL; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZOYL CHLORIDE; SOLVENT;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NUCLEOPHILICITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SOLVENT EFFECT; SOLVOLYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS;

BENZOATES; KINETICS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 80052164237     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12084805     Document Type: Article

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