ISSN:
0538-8066
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Physical Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Rates of oxidation of XCOO- (X = H, D) by Br2 in acid aqueous media were measured between 274 and 332 K. The derived Arrhenius parameters for both reactions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\log k_{\rm H} (M^{- 1} {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}) = (11.18 \pm 0.10) - (14.33 \pm 0.13)/\theta $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\log k_{\rm D} (M^{- 1} {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}) = (13.77 \pm 0.13) - (17.62 \pm 0.04)/\theta $$\end{document} where θ = 4.575T × 10-3 kcal/mol, with (kH/kD)298K = 2.85, reveal a primary isotope effect, but the difference (ED - EH) = 3.29 kcal/mol and the ratio AD/AH = 91 fall beyond the limits imposed by semiclassical transition-state theory, suggesting tunneling or a multiple-stage mechanism. However, it can be shown that either tunneling in a single step or a three-step, internal return mechanism can be ruled out as alternative models, since both require unreasonable kinetic parameters to fit the data. The simplest scheme accounting for the present observations involves tunneling in the decomposition of a charge transfer complex in equilibrium with the reactants.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/kin.550141105
