THE KINETIC RANGE OF CARBENE-PYRIDINE YLIDE FORMING REACTIONS

Authors
GE CS JANG EG JEFFERSON EA LIU WG MOSS RA WLOSTOWSKA J XUE S
Citation
Cs. Ge et al., THE KINETIC RANGE OF CARBENE-PYRIDINE YLIDE FORMING REACTIONS, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (12), 1994, pp. 1479-1480
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224936
Issue
12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1479 - 1480
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4936(1994):12<1479:TKROCY>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Absolute rate constants for the ylide-forming reactions of 16 carbenes with pyridine range from 1.4 x 10(10) to 1.2 x 10(5) dm(3) mol(-1) s( -1), and can be rationalized by frontier molecular orbital theory.