Issue 53, 2017

An autocatalytic cycle in autoxidation of triethylborane

Abstract

An autocatalytic cycle was found in the mechanism of autoxidation of triethylborane using density functional theory calculations. The reaction starts with the generation of an ethyl radical via slow homolytic substitution. Fast radical propagation then takes place through a catalytic cycle in which the ethyl radical acts as a catalyst.

Graphical abstract: An autocatalytic cycle in autoxidation of triethylborane

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Apr. 2017
Accepted
24 Apr. 2017
First published
24 Apr. 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 7302-7305

An autocatalytic cycle in autoxidation of triethylborane

R. Uematsu, C. Saka, Y. Sumiya, T. Ichino, T. Taketsugu and S. Maeda, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 7302 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC02541F

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