
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hayes, RN 
A1  - Sheldon, JC 
A1  - Bowie, JH 
T1  - The Reactions of Alkoxide-Alkanol Negative Ions with Ketene. An <i>ab initio</i> and Ion Cyclotron Resonance Study
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1985
VL  - 38
IS  - 3
SP  - 355
EP  - 362
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9850355 
N2  - Alkanol-alkoxide negative ions [RO----HOR] react with ketene to form stable species H-C&#8801;C-O----HOR. The initial intermediate in the reaction sequence is produced by the formation of a hydrogen bond between the negatively charged oxygen of [RO----HOR] and a hydrogen of ketene. This intermediate decomposes by competing reactions, viz. ( i ) a minor pathway involving direct elimination of ROH, and (ii) a major pathway involving a rearrangement sequence. Intermediates and product ions have been defined by using ab initio calculations at the 4-31G level. The differences between the reactions of [RO----HOR]/ketene and [RO---- HOR]/acetaldehyde systems are discussed. 
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