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Title: Tritium/protium discrimination in reduction of cyclopropenium ion by sodium borohydride does not identify the rate-determining step

Journal Article · · J. Org. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00316a036· OSTI ID:6603759

Intramolecular isotope discrimination vitiates an attempt to deduce from the observation of a tritium isotope effect in borohydride reduction of a cyclopropenium ion that hydride transfer is at least partially rate determining.

OSTI ID:
6603759
Journal Information:
J. Org. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 46:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English