537. Elimination reactions. Part I. Acid-catalysed enolisation and substitution reactions of ketones

HME Cardwell, AEH Kilner

Index: Cardwell; Kilner Journal of the Chemical Society, 1951 , p. 2430,2440

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Abstract

Determination of the velocities of production of the isomeric enols from a series of simple alkyl ketones has revealed that orientation of enolisation is controlled bythe ability of alkyl groups to be hyperconjugated with the developing double bond in the transition state. The