
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hayes, RN 
A1  - Sheldon, JC 
A1  - Bowie, JH 
A1  - Lewis, DE 
T1  - Elimination of Molecular Hydrogen and Methane from Collision-Activated Alkoxide Negative Ions in the gas Phase. An <i>ab initio</i> and Isotope Effect Study
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1985
VL  - 38
IS  - 8
SP  - 1197
EP  - 1208
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9851197 
N2  - Ab initio calculations indicate that the collisional induced losses of molecular hydrogen from the ethoxide negative ion and methane from the t- butoxide negative ion to be stepwise processes in which the key intermediates are [H-&#8230; MeCHO ] and [Me-&#8230;Me2CO] respectively. Deuterium kinetic isotope effects observed for these and other alkoxide negative ions are in accord with the operation of a stepwise reaction. 
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