title: Rationalization of anomalous nonlinear effects in the alkylation of substituted benzaldehydes.
abstract: Anomalous nonlinear effects in the alkylation of substituted benzaldehydes with diethylzinc using aminoalcohol catalysts are rationalized in terms of a simple extension of the Noyori model to allow for nonthermodynamically controlled partitioning of the catalyst between monomeric and dimeric species. This work highlights the fact that catalyst composition in such systems may be influenced by substrate properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buono
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Donna G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Blackmond
mesh_terms: D000478:Alkylation; D001547:Benzaldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical
chemical_list: D001547:Benzaldehydes