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Offline michalejg

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trimethyltin hydroxide for hydrolysis of esters
« on: March 11, 2007, 07:35:54 AM »
Hi! What is the mechanism of hydrolysis of esters by trimethyltin hydroxide? Thanks in advance!
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Re: trimethyltin hydroxide for hydrolysis of esters
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2007, 06:02:29 PM »
How do you think it would proceed?
Trimethyltinhydroxide is a base, and tin is a metal that can co-ordinate with oxygen, making the carbonyl carbon more electrophillic....Can you try now?
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