| Literature DB >> 20448876 |
Randy B Stockbridge1, Richard Wolfenden.
Abstract
The hydrolysis of phosphate diesters is one of the most difficult reactions known. Here we show that in acetone or cyclohexane, at 25 degrees C, phosphodiesters undergo hydrolysis 5 x 10(5) and 2 x 10(9)-fold more rapidly than in water, respectively, and that this rate enhancement is achieved by lowering the enthalpy of activation.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20448876 PMCID: PMC2904243 DOI: 10.1039/c0cc00229a
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222