Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2013,9, 185–196, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.22
minimal model of TS1 was proposed and was found to be insensitive to n.
Keywords: basichydrolyses; DFT calculations; ethyl benzoate; N-ethylbenzamide; reactive intermediates; transition states; Introduction
Basichydrolyses of esters and amides have been extensively studied experimentally [1]. Use of
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Scheme 1:
A scheme of the base-catalyzed amide hydrolysis involving a zwitterion suggested by analyses of sol...