A duality of mechanism in the hydrolysis of acyclic phosphoranes

N Lowther, CD Hall

Index: Lowther, Nicholas; Hall, C. Dennis Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1985 , # 19 p. 1303 - 1305

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Abstract

A Duality of Mechanism in the Hydrolysis of Acyclic Phosphoranes ... Nicholas Lowther and C. Dennis Hall* Department of Chemistry, King's College, Strand, London WC2R 2LSf U. K. ... Acyclic phosphoranes, Ar,P(OR)5-, with n = 0-3 are shown to hydrolyse in neutral conditions by an SNI (P) mechanism for n = 1, 2, and 3 but by an sN2 (P) or addition-elimination mechanism for n = 0; this is analogous to the classical SN1 vs. SN2 mechanisms observed for ...