Electrophilicity-Nucleophilicity Scale Also in the Gas Phase

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Abstract

Changing the state: The electrophilicity of benzhydryl cations (see formula) towards neutral amine nucleophiles in the gas phase was determined. It was found that the kinetics of electrophile-nucleophile gas-phase reactions correlate well with values known in solution although the actual electrophilicity parameters are considerably smaller in the gas phase. (Chemical Equation Presented) © 2006 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume45
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 20 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electrophilicity
  • Ion-molecule reactions
  • Kinetics
  • Linear free-energy relationships
  • Mass spectrometry

Disciplines

  • Chemistry

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