The key role of water in solid-liquid phase transfer-catalysed substitution reactions

Hayder Ali Zahalka, Yoel Sasson*

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Abstract

Traces of water are shown to be essential for substitution reactions catalysed by quaternary ammonium salts; in chloride-formate exchange maximum rate is observed with 0.2% water content of the formate salt, and addition of dehydrating agents reduces the maximum rate by 50%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1652-1654
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 1984

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