Non-steady-state kinetic study of the SN2 reaction between p-nitrophenoxide ion and methyl iodide in aprotic solvents containing water. Evidence for a 2-step mechanism.
Non-steady-state kinetic studies reveal that the SN2 reaction between p-nitrophenoxide ion and methyl iodide in acetonitrile containing water follows a 2-step mechanism involving the formation of a kinetically significant intermediate.
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA.
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Kishan L
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Parker
Vernon D
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