Remarkable acceleration of dimethyl phosphate hydrolysis by ceric cations

Abstract

Ce⁴⁺ cations in aqueous solution at pH 1.8 and 60 °C reduce the half-life of dimethyl phosphate hydrolysis from 8454 years (pH 7, 60 °C) to 22 min.

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