Mechanism, kinetics and selectivity of a Williamson ether synthesis: elucidation under different reaction conditions
Aikaterini Diamanti, Zara Ganase, Eliana Grant, Alan Armstrong, Patrick M. Piccione, Anita M. Rea, Jeffery Richardson, Amparo Galindo, Claire S. Adjiman
Abstract
New mechanistic understanding and the quantification of reaction kinetics shed light on the large impact of the solvent on selectivity.
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KineticsSelectivityMechanism (biology)ChemistryReaction mechanismChemical kineticsEtherCombinatorial chemistryComputational chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisPhysicsQuantum mechanicsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisIonic liquids properties and applicationsChemical Reaction Mechanisms