The solvolytic aquation and base hydrolysis of halogenopentaammine-rhodium(III) complexes

1967 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
SC Chan

The rates and Arrhenius parameters for the replacement of halogens in halogenopentaamminerhodium(III) complexes both by solvent water and by hydroxide ion have been determined and their relative mobilities of halogens compared with the corresponding observations in organic compounds. These reactions are expected to follow the pattern of SNAr reactions, viz., F > Cl ≈ Br > I, and, except for the fluoro complex, this is now confirmed experimentally. The kinetic results are discussed and an attempt is made to interpret them in terms of the electronegativity of the halogens, which facilitates bond formation with the incoming nucleophile. Solvation factors are also important in the control of reactivities. For these reactions, the rate order depends on opposing effects of activation energy and entropy, with the former predominating, and in this way they are in complete contrast to SN2 reactions of octahedral cobalt(III) complexes where the entropy factor alone controls the rate.

1968 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 1733 ◽  
Author(s):  
SF Lincoln ◽  
DR Stranks

The rates of hydrolysis of phosphato complexes of cobalt(111) in sodium hydroxide concentrations ranging from 0.02M to 0.37M, and at several ionic strengths, have been measured with a tracer technique. Bidentate phosphato complexes exhibit the same rates of hydrolysis as the corresponding monodentate complexes, due to a rapid conversion of the bidentate into the monodentate form. The general rate law for base hydrolysis of all the phosphato complexes is: d[PO34]/dt = {kH2O + kOH[OH-]}[complex] At 60� and at unit ionic strength, the rate constants for the complexes cis-[Co(NH3)4OH.PO4]-, cis-[Co en2OH.PO4]-, and [Co(NH3)5PO4] respectively are: 103kH2O (min-l) 85.0, 2.0, <1; and 103kOH (1. mole-1 min-l) 42.7, 12.0, 69.5. Mechanistic conclusions have been based on the measured enthalpies and entropies of activation and deuterium solvent isotope effects. For all complexes, kH2O is identified with an aquation mechanism involving synchronous interchange of the phosphate and solvent water between the first and second coordination spheres of the complexes. In the case of the tetrammine and bis(ethylenediamine) complexes, kOH is identified with a process involving synchronous interchange of phosphate and hydroxide ion between the first and second coordination spheres of the complexes. In the case of the pentammine complex, an SN2CB mechanism is considered to be more probable. A comparison with the base hydrolysis of halogen complexes of cobalt(111) is presented.


1967 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 893 ◽  
Author(s):  
SC Chan ◽  
KY Hui

The Croup Replacement Factors (G.R.F.) of halogens in nucleophilic substitutions of halogenopentamminechromium(III) complexes both by solvent water and by hydroxide ion have been compared with the corresponding data available for the analogous cobalt(III) cations. Although reactions in the latter system are typical SN2 processes with concurrent bond formation and fission, the mechanism of substitutions in halogenopentamminechromium(III) complexes depends on the nature of the halogen, being bimolecular for the fluoro and unimolecular for the other halogeno cations. The kinetic results are discussed partly along lines similar to those employed for the interpretation of organic nucleophilic substitutions.


1969 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 2569 ◽  
Author(s):  
SC Chan ◽  
PY Leung

The disappearance of trans-[Co(LH)2(NH3)X] (LH = dimethylglyoximate ion, X = chloride or bromide) has been studied in aqueous solutions over a range of alkali concentrations at various temperatures. The kinetics were done with excess of hydroxide ion at a constant ionic strength so that pseudo first-order rate constants were obtained in all the runs. The results were interpreted in terms of the rapid formation of a pre- equilibrium species which then reacts in a rate-determining step to give products. The relatively large equilibrium constants support a conjugate-base pre-equilibrium, in which the proton is lost from oxygen, while the relatively low reactivities of the conjugate-bases are consistent with the absence of electropositive electromeric effects. The similarity in the reactivities of the chloro and the bromo conjugate-bases suggests the possibility of an SN2CB mechanism.


1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 2257-2262 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Parris ◽  
W. J. Wallace

The compounds [Cr(RNH2)5Cl](ClO4)2, where R = H, CH3, C2H5, n-C3H7, and n-C4H9, have been prepared and the replacement of chloride by either water or hydroxide ion subjected to kinetic examination. Below about pH 7 the reaction was acid independent, and ΔHA* was 22.4 kcal mole−1 when ammonia was the inert ligand compared with about 26.4 kcal mole−1 when the inert ligand was a primary amine. The corresponding ΔSA* values increased continuously with R from H to n-C4H9. At higher pH the rate became inversely dependent upon the acidity of the solution, and ΔHB* decreased from 26.7 kcal mole−1 for ammonia as the inert ligand to 25.4 kcal mole−1 for an amine as the inert ligand. For the pH dependent reaction the values obtained for ΔSB* were much larger than for the pH independent reaction but the pattern of variation as the inert ligands were changed was quite similar in the two cases. The great similarity in the trends of ΔS* values for the acid and base hydrolysis reactions has been interpreted in terms of a rate-determining step that is primarily dissociative in both cases.


1986 ◽  
Vol 51 (12) ◽  
pp. 2781-2785 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Martín Herrera ◽  
J. J. Maraver Puig ◽  
F. Sánchez Burgos

A study is made on the kinetic salt effect on the reaction of hydrolysis of several charged esters in alkaline media. The results are interpreted on the basis of the coulombic interaction, the salting in of hydroxide ion and a third component depending on size of the substrate.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Palma ◽  
Javier Mauricio Loaiza ◽  
Manuel J. Díaz ◽  
Juan Carlos García ◽  
Inmaculada Giráldez ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Burning fast-growing trees for energy production can be an effective alternative to coal combustion. Thus, lignocellulosic material, which can be used to obtain chemicals with a high added value, is highly abundant, easily renewed and usually inexpensive. In this work, hemicellulose extraction by acid hydrolysis of plant biomass from three different crops (Chamaecytisus proliferus, Leucaena diversifolia and Paulownia trihybrid) was modelled and the resulting solid residues were used for energy production. Results The influence of the nature of the lignocellulosic raw material and the operating conditions used to extract the hemicellulose fraction on the heat capacity and activation energy of the subsequent combustion process was examined. The heat power and the activation energy of the combustion process were found to depend markedly on the hemicellulose content of the raw material. Thus, a low content in hemicelluloses resulted in a lower increased energy yield after acid hydrolysis stage. The process was also influenced by the operating conditions of the acid hydrolysis treatment, which increased the gross calorific value (GCV) of the solid residue by 0.6–9.7% relative to the starting material. In addition, the activation energy of combustion of the acid hydrolysis residues from Chamaecytisus proliferus (Tagasaste) and Paulownia trihybrid (Paulownia) was considerably lower than that for the starting materials, the difference increasing with increasing degree of conversion as well as with increasing temperature and acid concentration in the acid hydrolysis. The activation energy of combustion of the solid residues from acid hydrolysis of tagasaste and paulownia decreased markedly with increasing degree of conversion, and also with increasing temperature and acid concentration in the acid hydrolysis treatment. No similar trend was observed in Leucaena diversifolia (Leucaena) owing to its low content in hemicelluloses. Conclusions Acid hydrolysis of tagasaste, leucaena and paulownia provided a valorizable liquor containing a large amount of hemicelluloses and a solid residue with an increased heat power amenable to efficient valorization by combustion. There are many potential applications of the hemicelluloses-rich and lignin-rich fraction, for example as multi-components of bio-based feedstocks for 3D printing, for energy and other value-added chemicals.


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