Solvolysis rates in aqueous – organic mixed solvents. V. Kinetics of the alkaline decarboxylation of trichloroacetate ion in water – ethanol solutions

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (15) ◽  
pp. 2053-2057 ◽  
Author(s):  
El-Hussieny M. Diefallah ◽  
A. M. El-Nadi

The kinetics of the alkaline decarboxylation of trichloroacetate ion in ethanol–water solutions have been studied over the temperature range 35.0 to 70.0 °C. The rate of reaction is first order with respect to the trichloroacetate ion and is independent of the concentration of the hydroxide ion. The reactivity is enhanced by increasing the concentration of ethanol in the water–ethanol solutions and the rate of reaction varies with ethanol addition in a nonlinear manner. The rate of reaction increases with the reciprocal of the dielectric constant of the medium and the plot of log k vs. 1/D is approximately linear for solvent mixtures with less than about 0.7 water mole fraction but is strongly curved towards the pure water end. The activation parameters for the reaction show a regular increase in the solvent composition range 0.3 to 1.0 water mole fraction. The results are discussed in terms of the influence of solvent internal pressure and polarity on reactivity and of the increased amount of hydrogen-bonded structure in the water-rich solutions.


1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (11) ◽  
pp. 1687-1691 ◽  
Author(s):  
El-Hussieny M. Diefallah

The temperature dependence of the rate of alkaline solvolysis of monochloroacetate ion in water – tert-bulyl alcohol solutions has been determined. The rates of reaction were first order with respect to both the chloroacetate ion and to the total solvoxide ion concentrations. The reactivity is enhanced, first slowly, and then more rapidly, by increasing the concentration of tert-bulyl alcohol in the solvent mixtures. The rate of reaction increases with the reciprocal of the dielectric constant of the medium and the plot of log kvs. 1/D can best be represented by two lines intersecting at a point corresponding to 0.9 water mole fraction. The activation parameters ΔH*and ΔS* for the solvolysis reaction showed a minimum at about 0.9 water mole fraction. The significance of these results from the viewpoint of the electrostatic theory and the changing of solvent structure in such mixtures is discussed.



1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 1208-1211 ◽  
Author(s):  
El-Hussieny M. Diefallah ◽  
Mohamed A. Ashy ◽  
Ahmed O. Baghlaf

The kinetics of the alkaline solvolysis of dichloroacetate ion in water–methanol solutions have been studied in the temperature range of 50.0 to 65.0 °C and the influence of solvent variation on reaction rate has been examined in terms of changes in the activation parameters. The activation parameters ΔH≠ and ΔS≠ for the solvolysis reaction showed a minimum at about 0.8 water mole fraction. The significance of the results was discussed in view of the electrostatic theory and the changing of solvent structure.



1967 ◽  
Vol 45 (14) ◽  
pp. 1619-1629 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Queen

The activation parameters ΔH≠, ΔS≠, and ΔCP≠ for the hydrolyses of a series of alkyl chloroformates and dimethylcarbamyl chloride in water have been determined. The results indicate that, with increasing electron donation to the chlorocarbonyl group, the mechanism changes from bimolecular to unimolecular (SN1) displacement at this position. For isopropyl chloroformate, some concurrent alkyl–oxygen bond fission is also indicated. The bimolecular mechanism involves reversible addition of water to the carbonyl group followed by ionization of the carbon–chlorine bond.



1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (19) ◽  
pp. 3129-3134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald G. Lee ◽  
Matthijs Van Den Engh

The kinetics of the oxidation of tetrahydrofuran by ruthenium tetroxide in aqueous perchloric acid solutions have been investigated. The rate of reaction is found to be directly dependent on the concentrations of oxidant and reductant, but inversely dependent on the acidity of the medium. A mechanism involving hydride abstraction in the rate determining step was found to be consistent with the evidence obtained from isotopic labeling and an analysis of the activation parameters (ΔH≠ = 14.0 kcal/mol, ΔS≠ = −18.4 e.u.) of the reaction. This conclusion is further substantiated by noting the similarity between the reactions of ruthenium tetroxide with alcohols and ethers.



1970 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Queen ◽  
T. A. Nour ◽  
M. N. Paddon-Row ◽  
K. Preston

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.



1986 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 1049-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oľga Vollárová ◽  
Ján Benko ◽  
Ivana Matejeková

The kinetics of oxidation in the first step was studied for coordination-bonded sulphur in the cysteinatobis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) and bis(ethylenediamine)mercaptoacetatocobalt(III) ions using peroxodisulphate as oxidant. The effect of the acid-base equilibria of the reactants was established based on the dependences of the rate constant and the thermodynamic activation parameters ΔH and ΔS on perchloric acid concentration. The effect of ionic strength at various perchloric acid concentrations, was examined for the two complex ions. The combined effect of perchloric acid and sodium perchlorate was investigated in water-tert-butyl alcohol and water-ethylene glycol solutions. The transfer functions were calculated from the changes in the solubility of the reactants on passing from aqueous to the mixed aqueous-nonaqueous solutions, and the role of solvation during the oxidation of the complexes by peroxodisulphate was assessed based on the dependences of the transfer functions on the nonaqueous component content of the solvent system.



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