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Substrate‐Specific Catalysis by Ion Pairs
Author(s) -
Smith Paul J.,
Kim Eunil,
Wilcox Craig S.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199316481
Subject(s) - amine gas treating , substrate (aquarium) , catalysis , ion , chemistry , substrate specificity , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , enzyme , biology , ecology
Rate accelerations up to 400‐fold are observed for the reaction of amine 1 with 1‐chloro‐2,4‐dinitrobenzene in CHCl 3 to give 3 when simple ion pairs like tetrabutylammonium tosylate (or benzylate) are added. The exact reaction mechanism is not yet known.