N,N-Dimethylpicramide–methoxide ion interactions: 1:1 and 2:1 σ-complex formation
The interactions of N,N-dimethylpicramide (DMP) with methoxide ion in dimethylsulfoxide–methanol media have been investigated spectrophotometrically at 25.0 °C. Both the 1:1 and 2:1 σ-complexes of DMP and methoxide ion have been observed under the various reaction conditions employed. However, dimethylsulfoxide has been found to preferentially stabilize the 1:1 σ-complex relative to the 2:1 σ-complex. As a consequence, at low base concentrations in dimethylsulfoxide–methanol solutions rich in dimethylsulfoxide (i.e. 95/5, v/v, DMSO/MeOH), the 1:1 σ-complex can be formed in the absence of any 2:1 σ-complex. This observation has been used to obtain, for the first time, values of the absorption maxima and molar absorptivities at the absorption maxima of both the 1:1 and 2:1 σ-complexes.