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SUBMITTER: Wang M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7003888 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20191212 4
The hydrogenolysis of the aromatic C-O bond in aryl ethers catalyzed by Ni was studied in decalin and water. Observations of a significant kinetic isotope effect (k<sub>H</sub> /k<sub>D</sub> =5.7) for the reactions of diphenyl ether under H<sub>2</sub> and D<sub>2</sub> atmosphere and a positive dependence of the rate on H<sub>2</sub> chemical potential in decalin indicate that addition of H to the aromatic ring is involved in the rate-limiting step. All kinetic evidence points to the fact that ...[more]