Critical Computational Evidence Regarding the Long-Standing Controversy over the Main Electrophilic Species in Hypochlorous Acid Solution

Although hypochlorous acid (HOCl) solution has become a popular electrophilic reagent for industrial uses, the question of which molecule (HOCl or Cl<sub>2</sub>) undergoes electrophilic addition with olefins remains a controversial issue in some literature and textbooks, and this proble...

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Main Authors: Ke-Wei Chen, Yun-Dong Wu, Tian-Yu Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/6/1843