Gas-phase synthesis and reactivity of the lithium acetate enolate anion, -CH2CO2Li.
Aerial pingpong: The lithium acetate enolate anion, the prototypical lithium salt of an alpha-deprotonated carboxylate, was prepared in the gas phase by electrospray ionization (ESI) and collision-induced ionization (CID). Its structure, reactivity, and energetics are presented along with the results of high-level computations.
Meyer
Matthew M
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Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant St., SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Khairallah
George N
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Kass
Steven R
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O'Hair
Richard A J
RA
D000085:Acetates / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
D000085:Acetates; D000838:Anions; D005740:Gases; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C488804:lithium acetate