Reactions in Nearcritical Water

Organic Reactions in Water: Principles, Strategies and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 256-300

  Liotta, Charles L ^a   Hallett, J P ^a   Pollet, Pamella ^a   Eckert, C A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization of ncw; Hydration of pinene; Hydrogen deuterium exchange; Hydrolysis of nitriles; Solvatochromic characterization of ncw

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890710325     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988817.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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