Theoretical study on the aminolysis of p-substituted phenyl acetates with dimeric ammonia in vacuo and acetonitrile

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 1008, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-14

  Rao, Han Bing ^a   Wang, Yan Ying ^a   Zeng, Xian Yin ^a   Xue, Ying ^b   Li, Ze Rong ^b  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aminolysis; CPCM; Phenyl acetate; Solvent effect; Substituent effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872671941     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2012.12.018     Document Type: Article

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