Subject: Nucleophilic addition to a carbonyl group

From: "Achim Lienke" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 14:56:44 SAST-2

Dear CCLers,

is there anybody who knows a good reference for modelling transition 
states and relative rate constants for the addition of nucleophiles 
(amine) to a carbonyl group (ester, amide)?

I will summarize

Achim

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Achim Lienke    
Department of Chemistry
University of Cape Town
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