Russian Chemical Reviews · 1969 · 15 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryChemical KineticsInorganic ChemistryPhysical ChemistryCharge Transfer ReactionsChemical BondingChemical ReactionsReaction MechanismsSolution ChemistrySolvation EffectsSolvent EffectsSolvent Effects On Electron TransferSolvent Effects On Reaction MechanismsSolvent Effects On Reaction PathwaysSolvent Effects On Reaction RatesSolvent Effects On ReactivitySolvent-system Effects
The causes of, and the relations governing, the acceleration of reactions involving lithium alkyls by electron-donor solvents are discussed. The kinetic effect is due to a change in the polarity of the C–Li bond in consequence of the formation of complexes (of the donor–acceptor type) of the lithium alkyl and the solvent and a change in the state of lithium alkyl in solution. The bibliography includes 115 references.