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The mechanisms of the carboxylation reactions of lithium and sodium phenoxides are investigated by means of the DFT method with a CEP-31 + G(d) basis set. The introduction of diffusion functions does not affect the outcome of the calculations. As a consequence, the results of this investigation are in good agreement with the findings obtained by means of the LANL2DZ basis set. Lithium phenoxide yields only salicylic acid in the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction. The reaction of sodium phenoxide can proceed in the ortho and para positions, but the para-substituted product can be expected at a very low concentration in the reaction mixture. The deviation of lithium and sodium phenoxides from the mechanisms of carboxylations of other alkali metals is a consequence of the small ionic radii of lithium and sodium.
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Marković, S., Marković, Z., Begović, N. et al. Mechanism of the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction with lithium and sodium phenoxides. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 81, 1392–1397 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024407090087
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