Using NMR to follow the reaction process, Shi, et al. first tested acid hydrolysis using DCl added to D 2 O in a solution containing diester and the cavitand. One end of the ester is deep within ...

Most benzoic acid produced today is synthetic. Its first industrial synthesis was the hydrolysis of benzotrichloride to calcium benzoate, followed by acidification. This method has been completely ...

Once losing its proton, fluoroantimonic acid and most other strong acids ravage other substances, often by ripping electrons from their atoms. If the substance in question is your skin, the acid will ...