CORRELATION OF THE RATES OF REACTION OF ARENESULFONATE IONS WITH THE TRIMETHYLOXONIUM ION IN ACETONITRILE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)93682-8

The kinetics of the reactions between trimethyloxonium hexafluorophosphate and a series of tetra-n-butylammonium arenesulfonates have been studied in acetonitrile at -23.4 deg C.With the oxonium salt concentration at about 0.01 M, two series of runs were carried out; Hammett plots of the second-order rate coefficients led to ρ values of -1.18 +/- 0.04 for 0.04 M arenesulfonate salt and -1.07 +/- 0.02 for 0.16 M arenesulfonate salt.Solvolysis kinetics for the trimethyloxonium ion in acetonitrile are also reported.