Kinetics of the Anation Reaction of Nickel(II) and 1,10-Phenanthroline in Ethanol
The kinetics of formation of the monophenanthroline complex of nickel(II) in ethanol has been studied using stopped-flow methods over the temperature range 7 to 35 °C. Tetrabutyl ammonium perchlorale in concentration 0.044 M does not affect the rate appreciably, sodium perchlorate at the same concentration depresses the rate significantly. Most measurements were made in the absence of electrolytes other than nickel perchlorate and a trace of perchloric acid. The second order rate constant is not significantly dependent on the nickel(II) concentration over a four-fold change in value indicating that the concentration of encounter pairs is small relative to the concentration of the free reactants. The rate constant at 25 °C (31 × 103 M−1 s−1)is consistent with a dissociative interchange mechanism and the rate constant for ethanol exchange on nickel. However, the value of ΔH≠ for the overall reaction (15.9 ± 1.0 kcal mol−1) is about 5 kcal mol−1 higher than that reported for ethanol exchange.