Nucleophile-initiated thiol-michael reactions: Effect of organocatalyst, thiol, and Ene

A detailed evaluation of the kinetics of the thiol-Michael reaction between hexanethiol and hexyl acrylate is described. It is shown that primary amines are more effective catalysts than either secondary or tertiary amines with, for example, quantitative conversion being achieved within 500 s in the...

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Main Authors: Chan, J., Hoyle, C., Lowe, Andrew, Bowman, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37138