Abstract:The distribution of different amines between n-hexane bulk and the micellar pseudophase of AOT reverse micelles were measured by a fluorometric method. An independent method was used to corroborate the incorporation of the amines to the interface. The effect of the amine structure on the binding constant was analysed.
The kinetic profile of the S N Ar reaction of 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene with n-butylamine and piperidine in AOT/n-hexane/water reverse micelles were investigated as a function of variables such as AOT and amine concentration and the amount of water dispersed in the reverse micelles,The reactions in the micellar medium are faster than in the pure solvent. The pseudo-first order rate constants of the reactions go through a maximum when the AOT concentration is increased. Micellar interface saturation and no further micellar catalysis occurs at c.a. 0.1M of AOT. At higher AOT concentration dilution of the reactants in the micelles is the responsible of the rate decrease. In micellar medium a significant lost in the catalysis is observed compare with pure n-hexane. Thus, the reactions effectively take place at the interface of the aggregates. The kinetic behavior can be quantitatively explained taking into account the distribution of the substrate and the nucleophile between the bulk solvent and the micelle interface. A plausible mechanism to explain the results is proposed. Both the reactants distribution constants, between the micellar pseudo-phase and organic solvent, and the intrinsic second-order rate coefficients of S N Ar reactions in the interface were evaluated.
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