Reaction kinetics and critical phenomena: Iodination of acetone in isobutyric acid + water near the consolute point

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jp908402t

The rate of iodination of acetone has been measured as a function of temperature in the binary solvent isobutyric acid (IBA) + water near the upper consolute point. The reaction mixture was prepared by the addition of acetone, iodine, and potassium iodide to IBA + water at its critical composition of 38.8 mass % IBA. The value of the critical temperature determined immediately after mixing was 25.43 °C. Aliquots were extracted from the mixture at regular intervals in order to follow the time course of the reaction. After dilution of the aliquot with water to quench the reaction, the concentration of triiodide ion was determined by the measurement of the optical density at a wavelength of 565 nm. These measurements showed that the kinetics were zeroth order. When at the end of 24 h the reaction had come to equilibrium, the critical temperature was determined again and found to be 24.83 °C. An Arrhenius plot of the temperature dependence of the observed rate constant, k_obs, was linear over the temperature range 27.00-38.00 °C, but between 25.43 and 27.00 °C, the values of k_obs fell below the extrapolation of the Arrhenius line. This behavior is evidence in support of critical slowing down. Our experimental method and results are significant in three ways: (1) In contrast to in situ measurements of optical density, the determination of the optical density of diluted aliquots avoided any interference from critical opalescence. (2) The measured reaction rate exhibited critical slowing down. (3) The rate law was pseudo zeroth order both inside and outside the critical region, indicating that the reaction mechanism was unaffected by the presence of the critical point.

Full text of DOI:10.1021/jp908402t

J. Phys. Chem. A 2010, 114, 355–359
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Reaction Kinetics and Critical Phenomena: Iodination of Acetone in Isobutyric Acid +
Water near the Consolute Point
Baichuan Hu and James K. Baird*
Department of Chemistry and Materials Science Graduate Program, UniVersity of Alabama in HuntsVille,
HuntsVille, Alabama 35899
ReceiVed: August 31, 2009; ReVised Manuscript ReceiVed: October 25, 2009
The rate of iodination of acetone has been measured as a function of temperature in the binary solvent isobutyric
acid (IBA) + water near the upper consolute point. The reaction mixture was prepared by the addition of
acetone, iodine, and potassium iodide to IBA + water at its critical composition of 38.8 mass % IBA. The
value of the critical temperature determined immediately after mixing was 25.43 °C. Aliquots were extracted
from the mixture at regular intervals in order to follow the time course of the reaction. After dilution of the
aliquot with water to quench the reaction, the concentration of triiodide ion was determined by the measurement
of the optical density at a wavelength of 565 nm. These measurements showed that the kinetics were zeroth
order. When at the end of 24 h the reaction had come to equilibrium, the critical temperature was determined
again and found to be 24.83 °C. An Arrhenius plot of the temperature dependence of the observed rate constant,
k
obs, was linear over the temperature range 27.00-38.00 °C, but between 25.43 and 27.00 °C, the values of
kobs fell below the extrapolation of the Arrhenius line. This behavior is evidence in support of critical slowing
down. Our experimental method and results are significant in three ways: (1) In contrast to in situ measurements
of optical density, the determination of the optical density of diluted aliquots avoided any interference from
critical opalescence. (2) The measured reaction rate exhibited critical slowing down. (3) The rate law was
pseudo zeroth order both inside and outside the critical region, indicating that the reaction mechanism was
unaffected by the presence of the critical point.
1
. Introduction
ν A + ν B f ν C + ν D
(1)
A
B
C
D
For the case of a binary liquid mixture with a miscibility
gap, the opposite sides of the coexistence curve in the temper-
ature versus mole fraction phase diagram converge at the
consolute point. The temperature at the point of convergence
is called the critical solution temperature. If the coexistence
curve is concave down, the critical temperature is an upper
critical solution temperature (UCST), while if it is concave up,
the critical temperature is a lower critical solution temperature
which permits the Gibbs free energy of reaction
1
∆
G ) ν µ + ν µ - ν µ - ν µ
D D C C B B A A
(2)
to be defined in terms of the stoichiometric coefficients, {ν
and chemical potentials, {µ }, of the chemical components i )
If we let c (0) be the initial value of the
concentration of one of the participants in the reaction, then
the concentration at a later time, t, is c (t) ) c (0) ( ν ꢀ(t), where
(t) is called the extent of reaction. The plus sign applies in the
i
},
i
(
LCST). The consolute point can be determined visually by
A, B, C, D.1
2,13
i
observing the disappearance of the meniscus which separates
the two liquid phases that correspond to the opposite sides of
the coexistence curve.
i
i
i
ꢀ
case of the products, i ) C, D, while the minus sign applies in
The consolute point is a member of a class of critical points
where certain analogous thermodynamic properties tend either
the case of the reactants, i ) A, B. The rate of relaxation of
e
ꢀ
(t) from its initial value ꢀ(0) to its equilibrium value ꢀ is
to zero or to infinity as the temperature approaches the critical
temperature.2,3 This isomorphic behavior at critical points is
determined by the kinetic rate law.
2,4,5
To apply the principle of critical point uniVersality to the
rate law, the thermodynamic variables are first divided into two
classes called: (1) fields and (2) densities. A field variable has
predicted by the principle of critical point uniVersality
and
has been observed experimentally in phenomena as diverse as
6
-11
the liquid-vapor transition of pure liquids,
the Curie point
2
6,7
a uniform value across all phases coexisting at equilibrium. In
transition in ferromagnetic materials, the lambda line of liquid
helium, the normal conducting to superconducting transition
in superconductors, and the liquid-liquid transition in liquid
7
the case of a chemically reacting liquid mixture, field variables
include the kelvin temperature, T, the pressure, P, and the
7
chemical potentials, {µ }, i ) A, B, C, D. Being a linear
i
mixtures.2
,3,8,11
combination of chemical potentials, ∆G is also a field variable.
A density variable has a different value in each coexisting
To determine the critical properties of a reaction taking place
in a binary liquid mixture, we start by specifying the
stoichiometry,
2
phase. In the case of a chemically reacting liquid mixture, the
relevant density variables include the mass fractions of the
various chemical components and the extent of reaction variable,
*
Corresponding author, jkbaird@matsci.uah.edu.
ꢀ.
1
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(3)
Critical effects can be expected in the derivative of a field
dꢀ
dt
k'
γ*
aAνAa
νB
k″
aCνCa
D
νD
)
-
2
B
with respect to a density. Such a derivative is (∂∆G/∂ꢀ)
the subscript, e, indicates evaluation at chemical equilibrium.
The existence and nature of the critical effect depend upon the
number of inert components in the mixture. A component is
considered to be inert if its mass fraction is a constant
independent of T and P. If the mixture contains two or more
inert components, no critical effect is to be expected. If the
mixture contains only one inert component, then for values of
e
, where
γ*
1
3
i
where the {a } are the thermodynamic activities of the sub-
stances i ) A, B, C, D, γ* is the activity coefficient of the
transition state, and k′ and k″ are rate coefficients for reaction
in the forward and reverse directions, respectively.1
3,26,27
Defined
in this way, the rate coefficients, k′ and k″, have the units of
-
3
-1
mol·dm ·s .
T near the critical temperature T
c
(∂∆G/∂ꢀ)
e
, is expected to be
x
The instantaneous value of the Gibbs free energy of reaction
is
proportional to |T - T
functional form is said to go to zero weakly. In the case where
the mixture contains no inert components, (∂∆G/∂ꢀ) is expected
| , where x is of the order of unity;
c
| , where x is the order of a tenth; this
2
e
x
aCνCa νD
to be proportional to |T - T
c
D
2
this functional form is said to go to zero strongly. Be it weak
or strong, the value of x is independent of both chemical reaction
and solvent.
∆G ) ∆G° + RT ln
(4)
(
aAνAa
νB
)
B
The rate law, which determines the dependence of the net
rate of reaction dꢀ/dt upon ꢀ, can be derived from the law of
mass action.1 Since the thermodynamic driving force for the
law of mass action is (-∆G/T), a Taylor series expansion of
where ∆G° is the Gibbs free energy of reaction for reactants
and products in their standard states. The equilibrium constant,
K, is defined by
2,13
∆
G(ꢀ) about equilibrium suffices to introduce (∂∆G/∂ꢀ)
e
into
e νC
e νD
the rate law. One finds that under critical conditions where
(
(
a ) (a )
C D
1
2,13
(
∂∆G/∂ꢀ)
e
disappears, so also does dꢀ/dt.
This behavior of
K )
(5)
e νA
e νB
a ) (a )
dꢀ/dt is called critical slowing down.
A
B
In previous experimental searches for critical slowing down
involving reactions in multicomponent liquid mixtures, the time
evolution of the extent of reaction variable was determined by
an in situ measurement of some physical property, such as gas
where {a e
equilibrium constant is related to ∆G° by the familiar equation
} are the equilibrium values of the activities. The
i
evolution,13 heat evolution, or electrical conductivity.
14
15-21
It
is important to note, however, that an in situ measurement of
the concentration of a component in a mixture in the critical
region can suffer interference from competing critical effects;
for example, critical opalescence can interfere with the measure-
∆G° ) -RT ln K
(6)
At chemical equilibrium,dꢀ/dt must be zero. This permits the
right-hand side of eq 3 to be set to zero; then, if eqs 5 and 6 are
incorporated into the result, one obtains
2
2
ment of optical density. In contrast to these in situ methods
2
3
of analysis, the sampling method has the virtue that aliquots
can be harvested from the fluid in its critical state and then be
diluted out of the critical region prior to the determination of
composition.
k'
k″
K )
) exp(-∆G°/RT)
(7)
Below, we report our measurements of the rate of iodination
of acetone by triiodide ion in isobutyric acid + water (UCST).
This acid-catalyzed reaction was selected not only because its
By introduction of eqs 4 and 7, eq 3 can be rewritten in the
13,27
form
2
4,25
mechanism has long been known
but also because the rate
is slow enough to be easily followed using the sampling method.
dꢀ
dt
k' νA νB
aA aB [1 - e
γ*
∆G/RT
)
]
(8)
2
. Theory
The goal of this section is to derive the rate law that links
Equation 8 serves as the basis for analyzing the effects of a
critical point on the rate of a concerted reaction.
We now return to the iodination of acetone. In our experi-
ments, molecular iodine was made soluble by reacting it with
aqueous potassium iodide. Because of the association reaction
dꢀ/dt and ꢀ in the case of the iodination of acetone. Here, t is
the time. One of the results of this derivation will be an equation
that gives the functional dependence of the observed rate
e
constant, kobs, upon (∂∆G/∂ꢀ) . Before considering the details
of the full mechanism, we first develop an expression for the
rate of a concerted reaction that serves as a typical step in the
mechanism.
-
-
Ι + Ι a Ι
(9)
2
3
In the vicinity of the consolute point, a reacting liquid mixture
behaves as a nonideal solution. To include the effects of
nonideality on the net rate of a concerted reaction taking place
in such a mixture, the law of mass action must be written in
terms of the thermodynamic activities; moreover, because every
chemical transformation is to a certain extent reversible, both
forward and reverse reactions must be taken into account.1
Assuming the reaction in eq 1 to be concerted, we can
incorporate these effects into the rate law by writing it in the
form
which has equilibrium constant28 K ) 708, the active iodine
containing species in the reaction mixture was assumed to be
-
I
3
. Taking triiodide as the active species, the acetone iodination
25
reaction mechamism can then be written in the form
2,13,26,27
K1
+
-
Ac + HA a AcH + A
(equilibrium)
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k2′
-
+
-
d[I ]
k ′
γ3*
3
3
3
∆G /RT
ΑcΗ + Α a Ε + ΗΑ
(slow)
(fast)
(10.2)
(10.3)
)
-
E I3-
a a [1 - e
]
(15)
k2″
dt
k3′
-
+
-
a
If we use eq 11 to replace aAcH+ A- in eq 14 and substitute the result
into eq 15, we arrive at the rate law
Ε + I3 a ΑcΗ + 2I
k3″
K4
-
+
-
d[I ]
K k ′
1 2
γ2*
ΑcΗΙ + Α a ΑcΙ + ΗΑ
(equilibrium)
3
2
∆G /RT
)
-
aAcaHA[1 - e
]
(16)
(10.4)
dt
In this scheme, Ac stands for acetone, HA stands for isobutyric
acid, A- stands for the isobutyrate ion, and AcI stands for
-]/dt upon the thermody-
3
Eq 16 gives the explicit dependence of d[I
namic force (-∆G
mechanism. We can now expand ∆G
2
/T) that drives the rate-controlling step in the
) ∆G (ꢀ ) in a Taylor series
is the extent of reaction variable that applies
iodoacetone, CH
3 2
(CO)CH I. The last of these is the principle
2
2
2
product. The remaining symbols refer to the reaction intermedi-
e
about ꢀ
2
) ꢀ
2
, where ꢀ
2
+
ates, which include the acetone cation, (CH
3
)
2
CdOH , denoted
3
e
in the case of the reaction in eq 10.2, and ꢀ
2
is its equilibrium value.
+
+
by AcH ; the iodine substituted cation, (CH
)(ICH )CdOH ,
2
e
To first order in (ꢀ
2
2
- ꢀ ), this Taylor series is
+
denoted by AcHI ; and the enol, (CH
by E.
3
)(HO)CdCH , denoted
2
∂
∆G2
e
e
2
The reactions in eqs 10.1 and 10.4, are each assumed to be
at instantaneous equilibrium. If K is the equilibrium constant
∆
G (ꢀ ) ) ∆G (ꢀ ) +
(ꢀ - ꢀ )
(17)
2
2
2
2
2
(
)
∂ꢀ
1
2
e
for the reaction in eq 10.1, the activities of the species involved
satisfy the equation
e
Noting that the condition for equilibrium in eq 10.2 is ∆G
2
(ꢀ ) ) 0,
2
only the second term on the right-hand side of eq 17 survives. Upon
substitution of eq 17 into eq 16, we obtain for the rate of disappearance
of triiodide ion
aAcH
+
aA
-
K )
(11)
1
a a
Ac HA
-
d[I ]
The formation of the enol is assumed to be rate controlling.25
If we denote the rate constants for reaction in the forward and
3
-
) kobs
(18)
dt
reverse directions in eq 10.2 by k
the corresponding rate constants for reaction in the forward and
reverse directions in eq 10.3 by k ′ and k ″, then the net rate of
change of the enol concentration, [E], is
2
′ and k
2
″, respectively, and
where
3
3
K k ′
γ2*
∂∆G2
1
2
1
RT
e
kobs
)
a a 1 - exp -
(ꢀ2 - ꢀ2)
Ac HA
[
(
( ∂ꢀ
)
)
]
2
e
k ′
γ2*
k ″
γ2*
k ′
γ3*
d[Ε]
dt
2
2
3
(
19)
)
aAcH
+
aA
-
-
a a
-
a aI +
-
E
HA
E
3
k ″
γ3*
3
2
Experiment has shown that early in the course of the reaction when 0
aAcHI
+
aI
-
(12)
e
-
e ꢀ
with time. Equation 19 defines the pseudo-zeroth-order rate constant,
obs. According to eq 19, the critical properties of kobs depend upon
the critical properties of (∂∆G /∂ꢀ
The criterion for thermodynamic stability when the reaction
2
, ꢀ2
2 3
, zeroth-order kinetics prevail, and [I ] decays linearly
5
k
Here, γ
2
3
* and γ * are the activity coefficients of the transition
2
2 e
) .
states appropriate to eqs 10.2 and 10.3, respectively. Using eq
8
as our model, we can factor eq 12 into the form
23
mechanism is at equilibrium is (∂∆G
2
/∂ꢀ
, the argument of the exponential function on the right-
hand side of eq 19 is negative definite. This makes kobs > 0, so
2 e
) > 0; hence, because
e
ꢀ
2
, ꢀ
2
k ′
γ2*
d[Ε]
dt
2
2
∆G /RT
-
)
aAcH
+
aA
-
[1 - e
] -
that d[I
]/dt < 0 in eq 18. The latter condition persists until
3
-
equilibrium is reached, when d[I ]/dt approaches zero. The slow
time decay of [I ] can be followed by extracting aliquots from
3
the reaction mixture, diluting them with water, and measuring
the optical density.
3
k ′
γ3*
-
3
3
∆G /RT
a aI
-
[1 - e
] (13)
E
3
where ∆G
2
and ∆G
3
are the respective Gibbs free energies of
3
. Experimental Methods
reaction. When the reaction mechanism is at steady state, the
right-hand side of eq 13 is zero. Under these circumstances,
we can solve for a
I3- to obtain
2
9
Isobutyric acid, acetone, potassium iodide, and iodine were
all obtained from Fischer and used without further purification.
Water was once distilled from a glass system. A solution
nominally 0.136 M in potassium triodide was prepared by
E
a
∆
G2/RT
3
(
(
k ′/γ *)[1 - e
]
]
2
2
stirring 0.068 mol of iodine into 500 cm of water containing
a a
I3-
)
aAcH
+
aA
-
(14)
E
∆G3/RT
0.2 mol of dissolved potassium iodide. The binary solvent
mixture of isobutyric acid + water was prepared at the critical
composition30 of 38.8 mass % isobutyric acid by weighing.
In order to maintain a constant temperature in our experi-
k ′/γ *)[1 - e
3
3
Again employing eq 8 as our model, the net rate of disappearance of
triiodide through the reaction in eq 10.3 can be written in the form
3
ments, we employed a 14 dm water bath heated by a submerged

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0 W light bulb. Power to the bulb was controlled by a Cole
Parmer, 115 V variable output, model G-02149-20 controller
connected to a Philadelphia Roto-Stat differential thermoregu-
lator. The temperature of the bath was determined with a
precision of 0.01 K by using a magnifying glass to read the
gradations on a long mercury-in-glass thermometer.
Visual observation of critical opalescence and the disappear-
ance of the meniscus in our sample of 38.8 mass % isobutyric
acid + water showed that the critical temperature was 26.10
°
C. Since the addition of a solute, even in a small amount,
ordinarily produces a noticeable shift in the critical temperature
-
3
1-33
Figure 1. Time decay of the concentration of I at 25.43 °C. The
-6 -3 -1
of a binary liquid mixture,
preliminary experiments were
3
slope of the line is kobs ) 2.83 × 10 mol·dm ·min
.
required to find appropriate values for the concentrations of
acetone and potassium triiodide. These concentrations could not
be so high as to shift the critical temperature outside the easy
operating range of our water bath nor could they be so low as
to cause the value of kobs to be immeasurably small.
The addition of acetone to our solvent mixture lowered the
critical temperature, while the addition of potassium triiodide
raised it. By exploiting these compensating effects, we settled
3
3
on a recipe in which 0.3 cm of acetone and 0.8 cm of 0.136
3
M aqueous potassium triiodide were added to 30 cm of 38.8
mass % isobutryric acid + water. The critical temperature of
this mixture measured immediately after preparation was 25.43
°
C. Depending upon the thermostat temperature, the triiodide
-
concentration in the mixture decreased by 10-30% over the
next 2.5 h. At the end of 24 h, when the disappearance of the
brown color of dissolved iodine indicated that the reaction was
at equilibrium, the critical temperature was measured and found
to be 24.83 °C. This final value of the critical temperature served
Figure 2. Time decay of the concentration of I at 27.00 °C. The
3
-
6
-3
-1
slope of the line is kobs ) 4.94 × 10 mol·dm ·min
.
34
to define the critical end point of the phase transition. Because
the maximum instantaneous value of the critical temperature
occurred at the start of the reaction, the mixture could be main-
tained in the single phase region during the entire course of the
reaction simply by holding the thermostat at a temperature of
2
5.43 °C or higher.
3
To begin each kinetics run, 30 cm of the reaction mixture
was prepared according to the above recipe and added to a 3
cm i.d. × 25 cm long flat bottom, Pyrex test tube. A magnetic
stirring bar was inserted, the test tube was closed with a stopper,
Figure 3. Arrhenius plot of the observed zeroth-order rate constant,
and the contents were stirred continuously. After the elapse of
k
obs, for the iodination of acetone in 38.8 mass % isobutyric acid +
3
5
min, the first of a series of six 3 cm aliquots was extracted
water.
using a seriological pipet. The remaining five aliquots were
harvested at 30, 60, 90, 120, and 150 min after the start of the
TABLE 1: Observed Rate Constant, kobs, as a Function of
Temperature for the Iodination of Acetone in 38.8 Mass %
Isobutyric Acid + Water
3
run. After extraction, each 3 cm aliquot was diluted by the
3
addition of 1 cm of distilled water. The dilution served not
-
6
-6
k
obs/10
k
obs/10
only to quench the reaction but also to shift the aliquot out of
the critical region.
T/°C
mol·dm ·min-1
-
3
T/°C
mol·dm ·min-1
-3
To follow the progress of the reaction, the concentration of
triiodide ion in each diluted aliquot was determined by measur-
ing its optical density at a wavelength of 565 nm, using a Milton
Roy Spectronic 21 DUV spectrophotometer. An extinction
coefficient value of 86.86 dm ·mol ·cm , was used to convert
the optical density measurements to concentrations. The values
of the triiodide concentration versus time for two separate runs
are shown in Figures 1 and 2. From each figure, the value of
25.43
25.62
2.83
3.82
4.01
3.60
4.27
3.90
27.00
28.15
30.03
32.77
35.01
38.00
4.94
5.91
6.24
8.14
10.6
13.5
2
2
2
2
5.84
6.17
6.37
6.77
3
-1
-1
the celsius temperature. The six highest temperature points in
Table 1, represented by the squares in Figure 3, lie on the
Arrhenius line which has the equation
the observed zeroth-order rate constant was determined by
-
calculating the slope and setting kobs ) -d[I
3
]/dt.
ln kobs ) ln A - E/RT
(20)
4
. Results and Discussion
Figures 1 and 2 demonstrate that the concentration of triiodide
-1
ion decays linearly with time, and the kinetic rate law is zeroth
order. Figure 3 shows an Arrhenius plot of the temperature
dependence of kobs. Table 1 lists the same data as a function of
where ln A ) 15.9 ( 1.6 and E ) 70.1 ( 4.0 kJ ·mol . In eq 20,
3
-
-1
both kobs and A have the units mol ·dm ·min . Extrapolated into
the low temperature region, this line serves as the “background” for

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judging the existence of a critical slowing down effect. The six lowest
temperature points, which are plotted as diamonds in Figure 3, illustrate
the magnitude of the critical effect. According to Table 1, these low
temperature points define a critical region extending about 1.3 °C above
the initial critical temperature at 25.43 °C or about 1.9 °C above the
critical end point temperature at 24.83 °C. Because the tempera-
ture in Figure 1 is 25.43 °C, which is just 0.60 °C above the
temperature of the critical end point, it is clear that the zeroth-order
kinetic rate law is preserved well into the critical region.
slowing down effect is anything other than the influence of the
critical point on the rate of the chemical reaction.
A comparison of Figures 1 and 2 reveals that the familiar zeroth-
order rate law25 persists both inside and outside the critical region.
This preservation of kinetic order was noted previously in the case of
the pseudo-first-order Menschutkin reaction of benzylbromide with
21
triethylamine near the LCST of triethylamine + water. Taken
together, the Menschutkin reaction and the iodination of acetone
reaction suggest that reaction mechanisms are unaffected by the
Equation 19 indicates that the critical behavior of kobs depends
upon the temperature dependence of the thermodynamic derivative
presence of the critical point. This observation confirms the frequently
made assumption3
8-43
that those factors in the rate law which depend
(
∂∆G
2
/∂ꢀ
2
)
e
evaluated at the critical end point, which is reached at
/∂ꢀ is
explicitly upon the details of the mechanism such as the combination,
(K HA, in eq 19, are unaffected by criticality and remain
smooth functions of the temperature through the critical region.
chemical equilibrium. The critical behavior of (∂∆G
2
2 e
)
1
k
2
2
′/γ *)aAca
determined by a count of the number of fixed density variables.
We begin this enumeration by adding eqs 10 to obtain the
stoichiometry of the overall reaction
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