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The proof of existence of a new intermediate, the “spatially separated ion pair”, in the pathway of unimolecular heterolysis of organic compounds is critically analysed. It is concluded that the existence of this intermediate is not proved.
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Original Russian Text © I.M. Serebryakov, 2013, published in Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, 2013, Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 42–45.
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Serebryakov, I.M. On the “spatially separated ion pair”. Russ J Gen Chem 83, 38–40 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070363213010064
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