Decarboxylation of 6-Nitrobenzisoxazole-3-carboxylate Anion Catalyzed by Systematically Quaternized Poly(4-vinylpyridines). "Average Side-Chain Length" as a Useful Index for Relativ Hydrophobicity of the Polymer Domain

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00318a009

In an attempt to find a relation between the structure of water-soluble polymers and their catalytic efficiencies, decarboxylation (30 deg C, aqueous medium) of the title carboxylate ion (1) was used as a kinetic probe.The polymers employed were poly(viny