Chromium(III) complexes in dipolar aprotic solvents. VIII. Solvolysis of hexaisothiocyanatochromate(III) and solvent exchange, substitution and anation of the pentaisothiocyanato(solvento)chrornate(III) complex, [Cr(NCS)5(sol)]2-
The displacement of the coordinated Me2SO from [Cr(NCS)5(Me2SO)]2- by NCS- and pyridine has been studied in the solvent tetramethylene sulphone (sulpholane). The results are consistent with a limiting dissociative mechanism. The solvolysis reactions: �� ��������������[Cr(NCS)6]3- + sol → [Cr(NCS)5(sol)]2- + NCS- have been studied in the solvents (sol) Me2SO, HCONMe2 and MeCONMe2. The transition states for these solvolysis reactions are compared with a dissociative model ������������������������ [Cr(NCS)5(3-)+(∂+)...NCS∂-] by means of solvent transfer activity coefficients. Kinetic and activation data are recorded for a number of solvent interchange reactions: ����������� [Cr(NCS)5(sol1)]2- + sol2 → [Cr(NCS)5(sol2)]2- + sol1