DECARBONYLATION AND DECARBOXYLATION OF GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE AND GAMMA-THIOBUTYROLACTONE - A UHF-PM3 STUDY

Authors
RAICHAUDHURI A CHIN WS MOK CY HUANG HH
Citation
A. Raichaudhuri et al., DECARBONYLATION AND DECARBOXYLATION OF GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE AND GAMMA-THIOBUTYROLACTONE - A UHF-PM3 STUDY, Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (10), 1994, pp. 378-379
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of chemical research. Synopses → ACNP
ISSN journal
03082342
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
378 - 379
Database
ISI
SICI code
0308-2342(1994):10<378:DADOGA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The decomposition of gamma-butyrolactone and gamma-thiobutyrolactone, through decarbonylation and decarboxylation, has been studied by the U HF-PM3 method: the results are in qualitative agreement with experimen tal data, obtained from gas-phase UV photoelectron spectroscopic studi es, in indicating that the main mode of reaction is decarboxylation fo r gamma-butyrolactone and decarbonylation for the sulfur analogue.