Effect of Modifying the Anion of an Ionic Liquid on the Outcome of an SN2 Process

2015 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinead T. Keaveney ◽  
Dominic V. Francis ◽  
Winnie Cao ◽  
Ronald S. Haines ◽  
Jason B. Harper

The effect of a series of ionic liquids containing different anions (bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, dicyanimide, hexafluorophosphate, tetrafluoroborate, and bromide) on the rate constant of a bimolecular substitution process was investigated. A general ionic liquid effect was noted, with increases in the rate constant observed in all ionic liquids used when compared with that in acetonitrile. Temperature-dependent kinetic data allowed calculation of activation parameters in each of the reaction mixtures considered; these parameters showed that the microscopic origins of the rate enhancements observed were not the same for all of the ionic liquids used, demonstrating the importance of the nature of the anion.


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 675-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa Gilbert ◽  
Ronald S. Haines ◽  
Jason B. Harper

The polarisability of an ionic liquid is key in determining the rate constant of a unimolecular substitution process.



2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (18) ◽  
pp. 2296-2299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca R. Hawker ◽  
Ronald S. Haines ◽  
Jason B. Harper

Rational selection of ionic liquids to get the rate constant you want in a substitution process.



Author(s):  
Daniel C Morris ◽  
Stuart W Prescott ◽  
Jason B Harper

A series of ionic liquids based on the 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium cations were examined as components of the solvent mixture for a bimolecular substitution process. The effects on both the rate coefficient...



2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (28) ◽  
pp. 5442-5452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa Gilbert ◽  
Ronald S. Haines ◽  
Jason B. Harper

Using an ionic liquid in the solvent mixture for the reaction of a galactose substrate leads to changes in both the rate constant and the products as the solvent composition changes.



1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (13) ◽  
pp. 1780-1785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Elmore Robertson ◽  
Kalvelil Matthew Koshy ◽  
Adrianne Annessa ◽  
Jan N. Ong ◽  
John Marshall William Scott ◽  
...  

Kinetic data are reported for the solvolysis in water of propane-2-nitrate, butane-2-nitrate, cyclopentyl nitrate, and cyclohexyl nitrate. In each case, the dependence of rate constant on temperature is analysed in terms of two mechanisms for the solvolytic reaction. First it is assumed that the rate constant describes a single step reaction, the analysis leading to estimates of the heat capacity of activation ΔCp≠. Three different analytical methods are discussed in this regard. Second it is assumed that the rate constant describes a two stage mechanism, the first stage being reversible. In this case the explanation of the ΔCp≠ term calculated according to the first mechanism is quite different. We comment on the alternative explanations of trends in activation parameters.



2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (42) ◽  
pp. 9336-9342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa Gilbert ◽  
Götz Bucher ◽  
Ronald S. Haines ◽  
Jason B. Harper

The effects of ionic liquids on the rate constant of an SN1 process with a xanthylium intermediate differ from those observed for other SN1 reactions. These effects can be correlated to solvent parameters of the ionic liquids allowing predictability.



2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (25) ◽  
pp. 11286-11289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Osborne ◽  
Sil Wellens ◽  
Chris Ward ◽  
Solveig Felton ◽  
Robert M. Bowman ◽  
...  

Temperature-dependent switching of paramagnetism of a cobalt(ii) complex is observed in an ionic liquid solution.



2010 ◽  
Vol 114 (24) ◽  
pp. 8118-8125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shruti Trivedi ◽  
Naved I. Malek ◽  
Kamalakanta Behera ◽  
Siddharth Pandey


2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 3771-3780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinead T. Keaveney ◽  
Ronald S. Haines ◽  
Jason B. Harper

Predictable changes in the rate constant of a condensation reaction were seen as the solvent composition was varied. The cation–nucleophile interaction could be controlled in a predictable manner; activation parameters varied linearly with the H-bond acceptor ability of the anions used.



2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose A. Pomposo

Understanding the miscibility behavior of ionic liquid (IL) / monomer, IL / polymer and IL / nanoparticle mixtures is critical for the use of ILs as green solvents in polymerization processes, and to rationalize recent observations concerning the superior solubility of some proteins in ILs when compared to standard solvents. In this work, the most relevant results obtained in terms of a three-component Flory-Huggins theory concerning the “Extra Solvent Power, ESP” of ILs when compared to traditional non-ionic solvents for monomeric solutes (case I), linear polymers (case II) and globular nanoparticles (case III) are presented. Moreover, useful ESP maps are drawn for the first time for IL mixtures corresponding to case I, II and III. Finally, a potential pathway to improve the miscibility of non-ionic polymers in ILs is also proposed.



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