title: Dissociative solvolytic cleavage of methyl (ortho-carboxymethyl)aryl phosphate diesters mediated by Yb3+ in methanol gives a 10(12)-fold rate acceleration attributable to leaving group assistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Alexei A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Neverov
authors.forename: R Stan
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001565:Benzoates / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry; D010755:Organophosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D015018:Ytterbium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D010755:Organophosphates; D015018:Ytterbium; D000432:Methanol