Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 2004, 69, 2134-2146
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20042134

Protic Acidity of Some Aliphatic and Alicyclic Hydrocarbons in the Gas Phase and in Solution. An Empirical and Computational Link

Esther Quintanillaa, Juan Z. Dávalosa, Rebeca Herreroa, Pilar Jiméneza, Ibon Alkortab and José-Luis M. Abbouda,*

a Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, CSIC. C/Serrano, 119. E-28006 Madrid, Spain
b Instituto de Química Médica, CSIC. C/Juan de la Cierva, 3. E-28006 Madrid, Spain

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