The Application of Molecular Orbital Calculations to Wood Chemistry. II. The Protonation of Beta-Methyl Glucopyranoside

Authors

  • T. J. Elder
  • S. D. Worley

Keywords:

Beta-methyl glucopyranoside, molecular orbital calculations, protonation

Abstract

The protonation step in the acid hydrolysis reaction of beta-methyl glucopyranoside was studied by molecular orbital techniques. The semi-empirical, self-consistent fields method of modified neglect of diatomic overlap (MNDO) was used to calculate energetic and electronic information in an attempt to determine the site of initial protonation.

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2007-06-27

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