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Published on: December 16, 2019
Solvolysis of benzoyl halides in water/NH4DEHP/isooctane microemulsions
L García-Río1, P Hervella, P Rodríguez-Dafonte
1Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. qflgr3cn@usc.es
Abstract:
A study was carried out on the solvolysis reactions of different benzoyl halides in microemulsions of water/NH4DEHP/isooctane, where NH4DEHP is ammonium bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate. Because of the low solubility of benzoyl halides in water, they are distributed between the continuous medium and the interface of the microemulsion, where the reaction takes place. The application of the pseudophase model has allowed us to obtain the distribution constants and the rate constants at the interface for the benzoyl halides. Reaction mechanisms and the changes in these mechanisms in terms of the water content of the microemulsion have been determined on the basis of kinetic data. The influence of the substituent and the leaving group on the reaction rate has been investigated. A comparison of kinetic results with those previously obtained in water/AOT/isooctane microemulsions allows a kinetic evaluation of the change in the microemulsion properties with the surfactant.
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