SELECTIVITY OF MONOMERIC METAPHOSPHATE REACTIONS WITH ALCOHOLS IN POLAR APROTIC SOLVENTS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)87146-4

Evidence is presented for selectivity in the reaction of metaphosphate, PO3(1-), with methanol in preference to t-butanol in acetonitrile solution.In dichloromethane solution there is also evidence for preferential nucleophilic solvation of reactant by methanol vs. t-butanol.