Journal of the American Chemical Society

Photohydration of styrenes and phenylacetylenes. General acid catalysis and Broensted relationships

J McEwen, K Yates

Index: McEwen, John; Yates, Keith Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1987 , vol. 109, # 19 p. 5800 - 5808

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Citation Number: 32

Abstract

Abstract: The acid-catalyzed photohydrations of a series of substituted styrenes and phenylacetylenes have been investigated in aqueous buffer solutions. General acid catalysis was clearly detected in five cases with a range of catalysts, and approximately linear Brernsted plots gave a values in the range 0.14-0.18. The rate enhancements caused by excitation from So to S, were estimated from comparisons with thermal hydration data ...