The Effect of Pressure on the Aquation of Chromium(III) Complexes
The effect of pressure on the rates of aquation of Cr(NCS)63− and Cr(NH3)2(NCS)4− has been studied over the pressure range 1 to 2043 atm, at 50 ˆC. The activation volumes for these reactions are found to be 16 ± 2 and −2.4 ± 0.8 ml/mol, respectively. The pressure dependence of the activation volumes, (∂ΔV*/∂P)T, are 15 ± 5 and 0 ± 1 ml/katm mol, respectively. These results are consistent with a dissociative interchange (Id) process for the aquation of Cr(NCS)63− and an SN2 front-side process for the aquation of Cr(NH3)2(NCS)4−.
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2013 ◽
Vol 32
(5)
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pp. 421-425
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