Solvent effects on proton transfer reactions: benzoate ion promoted deprotonation reactions of arylnitromethanes in methanol solution

…, OL Saunders, R Barbosa

Index: Gandler, Joseph R.; Saunders, Oliver L.; Barbosa, Ronald Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1997 , vol. 62, # 14 p. 4677 - 4682

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Abstract

Second-order rate constants and equilibrium constants have been determined for the benzoate ion promoted deprotonation reactions of (m-nitrophenyl) nitromethane,(p- nitrophenyl) nitromethane, and (3, 5-dinitrophenyl) nitromethane in methanol solution. The p K a values for the arylnitromethanes in methanol are the following: p K a= 10.9, 10.5, and 9.86 for (m-nitrophenyl) nitromethane,(p-nitrophenyl) nitromethane, and (3, 5- ...