Nucleophilic addition to olefins. 2. Reaction of benzylidene Meldrum's acid with water, hydroxide ion, and aryloxide ions. Complete kinetic analysis of the hydrolytic …

CF Bernasconi, GD Leonarduzzi

Index: Journal of the American Chemical Society, , vol. 102, # 4 p. 1361 - 1366

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... The combination of our results with literature data on the rate of hydrolytic cleavage of benzylidene Meldrum's acid allowed us to map out a de- tailed mechanism of the cleavage reaction and assign rate-limiting ... Journal of the American Chemical Society / 102:4 / February 13 ...