Standard p K a Scales of Carbon-Centered Indicator Acids in Ionic Liquids: Effect of Media and Structural Implication

…, X Li, Y Chu, J He, JP Cheng

Index: Deng, Hui; Li, Xin; Chu, Yuan; He, Jiaqi; Cheng, Jin-Pei Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2012 , vol. 77, # 17 p. 7291 - 7298

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Abstract

Energetics of bond dissociation, especially the R–H bond heterolysis free energy (p K a), has played a central role in promoting chemistry to become a rational science. Despite the oceans of acidity studies in the literature, the current knowledge is limited to that in the classical molecular solvents and is unable to be extended to anticipate the acidity changes in ionic media. As the latter is now very popular for replacing volatile organic solvents, it ...