Solvent effects on the reactivity of solvated electrons with ions in tert-butanol/water mixtures

1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 392-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yixing Zhao ◽  
Gordon R. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Solvent Effects ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Solvated Electrons ◽  
Rich Region ◽  
Tert Butanol ◽  
Einstein Model ◽  
Activation Energy For Diffusion ◽  
Minimum Number ◽  
Solvent Molecules ◽  
Effective Reaction

Reactions of [Formula: see text] with the ions [Formula: see text] showed different variations of rate with solvent composition in tert-butanol/water mixtures from 0 to 100 mol% water. In pure tert-butanol solvent at 298 K the respective values of k2 (106 m3 mol−1 s−1) are 3.2, 13, and 42. The estimated value of reaction radius Rr depends on the minimum number of solvent molecules needed between [Formula: see text] and the reactant ion to attain the static values of ε of the bulk solvent used in the calculation of the Debye factor f; Rr is assumed to be larger in the alcohol-rich region than in the water-rich region, because the solvent molecules are larger. The Smoluchowski–Debye–Nernst–Einstein model is used to evaluate the effective reaction radius κRr, where κ is the probability of reaction per encounter; κRr decreases from pure tert-butanol to pure water. In the water-rich region the activation energies E2 of the efficient reactions, 11–24 kJ mol−1, are similar to EΛ0 of the reactant electrolyes, 12–23 kJ mol−1. For the inefficient reactant [Formula: see text] E2 = 30 kJ mol−1. The high values of E2 = 43–53 kJ mol−1 in pure tert-butanol solvent are attributed to a high activation energy for diffusion of [Formula: see text] in this solvent. Keywords:tert-butanol/water solvents, solvated electron, ions, reactivity, solvent effects.

Solvent effects on the reactivity of solvated electrons with ammonium and nitrate ions in 1-butanol–water solvents

1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 1303-1310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruzhong Chen ◽  
Gordon R. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Solvent Effects ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Reaction Rates ◽  
Dielectric Relaxation Time ◽  
Unusual Behavior ◽  
Solvated Electrons ◽  
Water Solvent ◽  
Electrical Conductances ◽  
Average Size ◽  
Effective Reaction

Values of the rate constants, k2 (106 m3 mol−1 s−1), of solvated electrons,[Formula: see text] with several related salts, in pure water and pure 1-butanol solvents at 298 K are, respectively, as follows: LiNO3, 9.2, 0.19; NH4NO3, 10, 8.3; NH4ClO4, 1.5 × 10−3, 12 in 20 mol% water; LiClO4, 1.0 × 10−4, < 1.0 × 10−4. The value of [Formula: see text] in water solvent is 48 times larger than that in 1-butanol solvent, whereas [Formula: see text] in water is 10−4 times smaller than the value in 1-butanol. This enormous reversal of solvent effects on [Formula: see text] reaction rates is the first observed for ionic reactants. The solvent participates chemically in the [Formula: see text] reaction, and the overall rate constant increases with increasing viscosity and dielectric relaxation time. This unusual behavior is attributed to a greatly increased probability of reaction of an encounter pair with increasing duration of the encounter. Effective reaction radii κRr for [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] were estimated with the aid of measured electrical conductances of the salt solutions in all the solvents. Values of κRr are (2–7) × 10−10 m, except for NH4,s+ in 100 and 99 mol% water, which are 2.6 and 2.7 × 10−14 m, respectively. The effective radii of the ions for mutual diffusion increase with increasing butanol content of the solvent, from ~50 pm in water to ~150 pm in 1-butanol, due to the increasing average size of the molecules that solvate the ions.

Solvent effects on the reactivity of solvated electrons with organic solutes in 1-butylamine–water mixtures

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yixing Zhao ◽  
Gordon R. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Solvent Effects ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
Mixed Solvents ◽  
Reaction Rates ◽  
Organic Solutes ◽  
Rich Region ◽  
Water Solvent ◽  
Solvent Molecules

The values of the rate constants of the reactions of es− with the efficient scavengers nitrobenzene and acetone are ≥ 2 × 106 m3 mol−1 s−1 in the whole range of 1-butylamine–water mixtures at 298 K; the reaction rates in the mixed solvents vary approximately as the solvent fluidity. In pure butylamine at 298 K, k2(es− + nitrobenzene) = 84 × 106 m3 mol−1 s−1 and k2(es− + acetone) = 7.3 × 106 m3 mol−1 s−1. The values of the rate constants of the reactions of es− with the inefficient scavengers phenol and toluene are < 2 × 105 m3 mol−1 s−1 in the whole range of 1-butylamine–water mixtures at 298 K and have a maximum at 50 mol% water and a minimum at 99 mol% water. In pure 1-butylamine at 298 K, k2(es− + phenol) = 1.0 × 104 m3 mol−1 s−1 and k2(es− + toluene) = 0.28 × 104 m3 mol−1 s−1. The reaction rates with inefficient scavengers show strong dependence on the solvent composition and selective solvation of electron and scavenger. In the amine-rich region (0–30 mol% water), the rate constants increase with the increase of viscosity, indicating the chemical participation of solvent molecules in the reaction. In the water-rich region from 50 to 99 mol% water, the decrease of the rate constants indicates the nonhomogeneous solvation of the electrons by water and of the organic solutes by 1-butylamine. From 99 mol% to pure water the rate constant increases rapidly, which we attribute to insufficient 1-butylamine to coat the phenol or toluene molecules. The variation of the activation energies E2 for the efficient scavengers, 14–27 kJ mol−1, are similar to the variation of Eη in the mixed solvents. The values of E2 for the inefficient scavengers are from 15 to 38 kJ mol−1 for phenol and from 6 to 21 kJ mol−1 for toluene. Both k2 and E2 for the inefficient scavenger reactions show a correlation with the temperature coefficient −dEAmax/dT of the optical absorption of es− in the mixed solvents, but the reason is obscure. Key words: 1-butylamine–water solvent, solvated electron, organic solutes, reactivity, solvent effects.

Solvent effects on the reactivity of solvated electrons with in C1 to C4 alcohols

1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yixing Zhao ◽  
Gordon R. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Solvent Effects ◽  
Trap Depth ◽  
Secondary Alcohols ◽  
Primary Alcohols ◽  
Solvated Electron ◽  
Solvated Electrons ◽  
Coulombic Repulsion ◽  
Keywords Alcohol ◽  
Alcohol Solvents ◽  
Effective Reaction

The rate constants [Formula: see text] in pure C1 to C4 alcohol solvents at 298 K increase with increasing viscosity and decreasing permittivity. Thus the reactivity increases with decreasing diffusivity and increasing coulombic repulsion, so the Debye–Smoluchowski model does not apply. The effective reaction radius κRr increases with decrease of effective trap depth Er/τ of the electrons in the solvent: κRr = CτRr(Er/τ)pτ. Values of κRr and Er/τ change with temperature, and values of Pτ fall in four categories: ∼0.0 for water and methanol; ∼1.3 for primary alcohols; 0.6 for secondary alcohols; 1.8 for tert-butanol. The C—H groups participate in the [Formula: see text] reaction. Keywords: alcohol solvents, solvated electron, nitrate ion, reactivity, solvent effects.

Article

1998 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-413
Author(s):  
Yixing Zhao ◽  
Gordon R Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Absorption Spectrum ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectrum ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Solvated Electron ◽  
Solvated Electrons ◽  
Tert Butanol ◽  
Solvent Dependence ◽  
Increasing Temperature

The energy and asymmetry of the optical absorption spectrum of solvated electrons, es- , change in a nonlinear fashion on changing the solvent through the series HOH, CH3OH, CH3CH3OH, (CH3)2CHOH, (CH3)3COH. The ultimate, quantum-statistical mechanical, interpretation of solvated electron spectra is needed to describe the solvent dependence. The previously reported optical spectrum of es- in tert-butanol was somewhat inaccurate, due to a small amount of water in the alcohol and to limitations of the infrared light detector. The present note records the remeasured spectrum and its temperature dependence. The value of the energy at the absorption maximum (EAmax) is 155 zJ (0.97 eV) at 299 K and 112 zJ (0.70 eV) at 338 K; the corresponding values of G epsilon max (10-22 m2 aJ-1) are 1.06 and 0.74. These unusually large changes are attributed to the abnormally rapid decrease of dielectric permittivity of tert-butanol with increasing temperature. The band asymmetry at 299 K is Wb/Wr = 1.8.Key words: optical absorption spectrum, solvated electron, solvent effects, tert-butanol, temperature dependence.

Dielectric relaxation in water‐tert‐butanol mixtures. The water rich region

1993 ◽  
Vol 99 (10) ◽  
pp. 8115-8119 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Fioretto ◽  
A. Marini ◽  
M. Massarotti ◽  
G. Onori ◽  
L. Palmieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Relaxation ◽  
Rich Region ◽  
Tert Butanol

Composition effects on optical absorption spectra of solvated electrons in alcohol/water mixed solvents

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (18) ◽  
pp. 2342-2350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ah-Dong Leu ◽  
Kamal N. Jha ◽  
Gordon R. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Band Width ◽  
Primary Alcohols ◽  
Solvated Electrons ◽  
Tertiary Butyl ◽  
Composition Effects ◽  
Tertiary Alcohols ◽  
Alcohol Water

Addition of a few percent of water to an alcohol has a relatively large effect on the shape of the optical absorption spectrum of solvated electrons in the liquid. This occurs whether the optical absorption energy in the pure alcohol is greater or smaller than that in water. Addition of up to 10 mol% of water causes EAmax in methanol and primary alcohols to decrease, while it increases in secondary and tertiary alcohols. At around 10 mol% water in primary alcohols EAmax passes through a minimum and increases again at higher water concentrations, reaching a plateau at about 30 mol% and remaining constant up to about 95 mol% water; over the last part of the composition range to pure water EAmax decreases slightly. The behavior in secondary and tertiary alcohols containing > 30 mol% water is similar to that in primary alcohols. The width of the band at half height W1/2 is divided at EAmax into "red side" and "blue side" portions Wr, and Wb, respectively. In methanol and in primary and secondary alcohols, addition of up to 30 mol% of water greatly reduces Wb but has relatively little effect on Wr. At > 30 mol% water Wb and Wr are similar to those in pure water. In tertiary butyl alcohol the band width is similar to that in pure water, so addition of water to the alcohol makes little change in the band width. The water/alcohol composition effects on the es− absorption band parameters are attributed to changes in solvent structure. This is especially evidenced by the minimum in EAmax at 10 mol% water in a primary alcohol. The changes in band asymmetry Wb/Wr indicate that the types of electronic transition on the low and high energy sides of the band are different.

Solvent Effects on Reactivity of Solvated Electrons with Nitrate Ion and on Electrolyte Conductivity in C1 to C10 n-Alcohols

1995 ◽  
Vol 99 (14) ◽  
pp. 4970-4975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruzhong Chen ◽  
Gordon R. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Solvent Effects ◽  
Solvated Electrons ◽  
Nitrate Ion ◽  
Electrolyte Conductivity

Unusual behavior of the conductivity of LiNO3 in tert-butanol: ion clustering or ion-pair aggregation

1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 2131-2136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yixing Zhao ◽  
Gordon R. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Pure Water ◽  
Mixed Solvents ◽  
Electrical Conductance ◽  
Ion Pair ◽  
Negative Ion ◽  
Lithium Nitrate ◽  
Measured Temperature ◽  
Kinetics Parameters ◽  
Tert Butanol ◽  
Nitrate Salts

The electrical conductance of LiNO3 in tert-butanol–water mixed solvents changes gradually from "normal" in pure water to "abnormal" in pure tert-butanol. In water the measured specific conductance increases with increase of temperature, and in tert-butanol the conductance decreases with increase of temperature. In pure tert-butanol, the electrical conductances of NH4ClO4 and LiClO4 increase with the salt concentration and temperature at lower temperatures, but decrease at higher temperatures. The molar conductivity Λ0(10−4 S m2 mol−1) in tert-butanol at 300 K is 5.0 for NH4ClO4 and 4.0 for LiClO4. Both activation energies EΛ0 are 17 kJ mol−1, which gives an unusual correlation between Λ0 and viscosity η(mPa s): [Formula: see text] The values of Λ0 for NH4NO3 and LiNO3 in tert-butanol could not be measured, because ion aggregation is significant even at the lowest concentrations required to obtain conductances sufficiently above that of the solvent. The measured temperature coefficient of LiNO3 conductance in tert-butanol is negative. Ion clustering of nitrate salts is attributed to poor solvation of the planar NO3− ions by the globular tert-butanol molecules. Ion aggregation in tert-butanol increases with increasing T, due to the relatively rapid decrease of the value of εT. Corrections are listed for reaction kinetics parameters for nitrate salts in pure tert-butanol solvent reported in Can. J. Chem. 73, 392 (1995). Keywords: tert-butanol, ion-pair aggregation, lithium nitrate, electrical conductance, solvent effects.

A pulse radiolysis study of solvated electrons in tert-butanol/water solutions

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 1548-1552
Author(s):  
Joanna Cygler ◽  
Norman V. Klassen ◽  
Carl K. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Pulse Radiolysis ◽  
Oh Radicals ◽  
Solvated Electrons ◽  
Secondary Electrons ◽  
Water Solutions ◽  
Tert Butanol

Many solutes, added to water in amounts of a few mol%, cause an increase in the yield of solvated electrons (es−) measured by pulse radiolysis. A pulse radiolysis study of tert-butanol (tBuOH) in D2O has been carried out to investigate this phenomenon. Detailed measurements of the yield, measured as Gεmax(es−), and the deeay of solvated electrons were made at 6, 25, and 46 °C over the range 0–5mol% tBuOH. The maximum Gεmax(es−) occurs at about 1 mol% tBuOH, but the exact concentration depends on the temperature of the sample and the time after the pulse at which the measurement is made. Three factors are examined as contributing to the increased Gεmax(es−) in the presence of tBuOH and certain other solutes. They are (i) the change in viscosity produced by the added solute, (ii) the scavenging of OH radicals by the solute, thereby reducing the reaction of OH with es− and (iii) the possibility that the addition of the solute leads to an increase in the thermalization distance of the secondary electrons. It is concluded that effects (i) and (ii) are sufficient to explain the existing experimental data.

Switchover of reactions of solvated electrons with nitrate ions and ammonium ions in propanol–water solvents

1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 1297-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae Bum Kang ◽  
Gordon R. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constants ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Reaction Rates ◽  
Binary Solvents ◽  
Ammonium Ions ◽  
Concentrated Solutions ◽  
Solvated Electrons ◽  
Reaction Rate Constants ◽  
Water Solvent ◽  
Arrhenius Temperature

The reaction rate constants of [Formula: see text] with ammonium nitrate (~ 0.1 mol m−3) in 1-propanol-water and 2-propanol–water binary solvents correspond to [Formula: see text] reaction in the water-rich solvents, and to [Formula: see text] reaction in alcohol-rich solvents. The overall rate constant is smaller in solvents with 40–99 mol% water, with a minimum at 70 mol% water. The Arrhenius temperature coefficient is 26 kJ mol−1 in each pure propanol solvent, increases to 29 kJ mol−1 at 40 mol% water, then decreases to 17 kJ mol−1 in pure water solvent. The high reaction rates in the single component solvents, alcohol or water, are limited mainly by solvent processes related to shear viscosity (diffusion) and dielectric relaxation (dipole reorientation). Rate constants reported for concentrated solutions (50–1000 mol m−3) of ammonium and nitrate salts in methanol (Duplâtre and Jonah. J. Phys. Chem. 95, 897 (1991)) have been quantitatively reinterpreted in terms of the ion atmosphere model.

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