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The reaction of n ‐butyllithium with benzoic acid: is nucleophilic addition competitive with deprotonation?
Author(s) -
Beak Peter A.,
Pfeifer Lance A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of physical organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.325
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1395
pISSN - 0894-3230
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1395(199707)10:7<537::aid-poc910>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - chemistry , benzoic acid , deprotonation , butyllithium , nucleophile , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , ion
An evaluation of a branching vs sequential mechanism for the reaction of benzoic acid with n ‐butyllithium favors the latter. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.