scholarly journals Overall kinetics of photosystem II: pH Dependence and deuterium isotope effect

1990 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Krohs ◽  
Helmut Metzner
Keyword(s):  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Isotope Effect ◽  
Ph Dependence ◽  
Deuterium Isotope Effect ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Overall Kinetics

The kinetics of proton and deuteron transfer from 4-nitrophenylnitromethane and l-(4-nitrophenyl)-l-nitroethane to 2,7-dimethoxy-l,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene in acetonitrile solvent

1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (21) ◽  
pp. 3034-3038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth T. Leffek ◽  
Przemyslaw Pruszynski
Keyword(s):  
Isotope Effect ◽  
Reaction Rate ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Reaction Parameters ◽  
Deuterium Isotope Effect ◽  
First Order ◽  
Enthalpy Of Activation ◽  
Deuteron Transfer ◽  
Slow Dissociation ◽  
Kinetics Of

4-Nitrophenylnitromethane reacts with 2,7-dimethoxy-1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene in acetonitrile in a bimolecular proton transfer, which shows a primary deuterium isotope effect, kH/kD = 12.2 at 25 °C. The large isotope effect on the enthalpy of activation, (ΔHD≠ – ΔHH≠) = 4.6 ± 0.3 kcal mol−1 is consistent with a significant contribution of proton tunnelling to the reaction rate of the protium substrate.The analogous reaction of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-nitroethane with the same base in acetonitrile gives contrasting kinetics and reaction parameters. The reaction is first order, showing no dependence on base concentration. While the isotope effect kH/kD = 9.3 at 25 °C, the enthalpy of activation difference (ΔHD≠ – ΔHH≠) is only 0.5 ± 0.1 kcal mol−1. It is concluded that the 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-nitroethane undergoes a slow dissociation, with a very small dissociation constant, followed by a fast association with the base to yield the carbanion ion-pair.

Kinetics of the hydrolysis of thiochloroformate esters in pure water

1970 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Queen ◽  
T. A. Nour ◽  
M. N. Paddon-Row ◽  
K. Preston
Keyword(s):  
Isotope Effect ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Activation Parameters ◽  
Deuterium Isotope Effect ◽  
Hydro Carbon ◽  
Electron Donation ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

The effects of structural changes on the rates of hydrolysis of a series of thiochloroformate esters in water have been investigated. The reactivity is enhanced by increased electron donation by the hydro carbon group. These results, the activation parameters for the hydrolysis of methyl thiochloroformate and the solvent deuterium isotope effect, are shown to be consistent with the operation of the SN1 mechanism.

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