Medium effects on activation parameters on alkaline hydrolysis of 2-carbomethoxypropionate ion in aqueous mixtures of ethylene glycol
The standard free energies of transfer [Formula: see text] of the 2-carbomethoxypropionate ion (R−) have been determined from the solubilities of the silver salt (AgR) in water and six aqueous mixtures of ethylene glycol (1–60%) at 25 °C, using the literature values of [Formula: see text] of Ag+. Utilizing these values of the R− ion as well as the literature values of [Formula: see text] of the OH− ion, combined with the experimental values of ΔG≠ for the alkaline hydrolysis of R− ion, the corresponding transfer parameters of the transition states [Formula: see text] for the hydrolysis reaction in aquo-glycolic media at 25 °C have been calculated. Attempts have been made to correlate the rates and activation parameters with the transfer quantities and solvent properties.