Kinetic Studies of the Reactions of Cyanide Ion and 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene in Ethanol, n-Propanol, Isopropanol, and t-Butanol at 25.0 °C

Abstract

The specific rate constants for the formation of the 1 : 1 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene -cyanide ion o-complex in ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, and t-butanol are 442 + 14, 932 + 30,2.45 + 0.10 x lo3 and 1.06 + 0.05 x lo5 M -Is-', respectively. A plot of log k us. Dirnroth'ssolvent parameter E, is linear with slope