Proton Transfer: Proton Transfer of Related Reactions

Comprehensive Chemical Kinetics, Volume 8......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 10
Preface......Page 8
1. Introduction......Page 14
2. Dependence of the rate of acid–base catalyzed reactions on pH and buffer concentration......Page 15
3. Investigation of the mechanisms of acid–base catalyzed reactions......Page 21
4. Energy barriers and isotope effects in proton transfer reactions......Page 37
5. Survey of mechanisms of acid–base catalyzed reactions......Page 43
6. Acid–base catalyzed formation and hydrolysis of epoxides......Page 48
7. Acid catalyzed hydrolyses of acetals,ketals, and orthoesters......Page 55
8. Acid catalyzed hydrolysis of aliphatic diazo compounds......Page 68
9. Acid catalyzed aromatic decarboxylation......Page 85
10. Nucleophilic catalysis......Page 98
11. Catalysis of organic reactions by metal ions......Page 99
12. Polyfunctional catalysis and intramolecular catalysis......Page 101
References......Page 102
1. Introduction......Page 110
2. Experimental methods......Page 111
3. Rates of proton transfer reactions......Page 126
4. Rate–equilibrium correlations for classes of carbon acids......Page 138
5. Discussion of results for proton transfer to and from carbon......Page 186
6. Kinetic isotope effects in proton transfer to and from carbon......Page 195
References......Page 203
1. General aspects of fast proton-transfer reactions......Page 210
2. Carboxylic acids......Page 232
3. Alcohols, phenols and indicator acids......Page 240
4. Amines......Page 245
5. Enols......Page 250
6. Electronically excited acids and bases......Page 251
7. Proton-transfer reactions in aprotic solvents......Page 255
References......Page 261
Index......Page 264