The extremely low intrinsic reactivity of the P-(formylmethyl)triphenylphosphonium cation: an artefact due to strong covalent hydration of the carbonyl group

Abstract

The title cation is found to exhibit the lowest Marcus intrinsic reactivity known so far for a carbon acid; this situation is shown to reflect a rate-limiting hydration/dehydration reaction of the aldehyde functionality.

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