Temperature Dependence of Activation Volumes of Solvolysis Reactions in Light and Heavy Water
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The pressure dependence of the solvolysis rates for benzyl chloride, isopropyl bromide, and methanesulfonyl chloride in H2O and D2O have been measured. The temperature dependence of the activation volumes appears to be indicative of the mechanism of solvolyses and the differences in the temperature dependence of the activation volumes for the two solvents are consistent with D2O being the more structured. The more extensive data in the case of methanesulfonyl chloride deuterolysis indicates extremum behavior in ΔV* as a function of temperature in the 5–25 °C range.