On the Existence of the Elusive Monometh
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Angela Dibenedetto; Michele Aresta; Potenzo Giannoccaro; Carlo Pastore; Imre Pรกp
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The elusive monomethyl ester of carbonic acid [CH~3~OC(O)OH] has been prepared at 300 K by protonation of the sodium salt NaOC(O)OCH~3~ with anhydrous HCl or water and characterized by ^1^Hโ and ^13^C NMR spectroscopy. The stability of the acid and its reactivity towards hydroxo ions an