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Mechanisms of phosphoryl transfer. Kinetics and thermodynamics of phosphoryl transfer with nitrogen and oxygen bases: The metaphosphate question; the nature of the transition state; the effects on reactivity of electrostatic repulsion, steric factors and hydrogen bonding; the high reactivity of alpha-effect nucleophiles and fluoride ion; and metal ion catalysis, inhibition, and effects on transition state structure

Herschlag, Daniel.   Brandeis University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1989. 8910665.