THE DISSOCIATION CONSTANTS OF SOME ALKYL AND ACYL HYDROPEROXIDES
THE DISSOCIATION CONSTANTS OF SOME ALKYL AND ACYL HYDROPEROXIDES
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DOI:
10.1039/tf9534900410
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发表时间:
1953-01-01
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通讯作者:
MINKOFF, GJ
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作者:
EVERETT, AJ;MINKOFF, GJ
The dissociation constants of organic peracids have been determined by potentiometric titrations; they lie in the range of pK 7-8. U.-v. absorption spectra of hydroperoxides were used to assess their (classical) dissociation constants, the logarithms of which lie between 11-5 and 12.8. These data agree with the structure generally ascribed to the peracids. In the peroxide series, however, methyl substitution has less effect than usual: the reasons for this are discussed in terms of Walsh's theory of the peroxide bond.It is well known that organic peroxides form salts when dissolved in alkali, but there is no indication in the literature (but see footnote to table 2) as to whether they are weaker or stronger than hydrogen peroxide. The dissociation constant of this compound has been measured by Joyner 1 in 1912, and more recently by Evans and Uri; 2 the latter authors made corrections for ionic strength of the medium, and investigated the effect of temperature. The corrected value of pK was 11.75 at 20". Owing to the inductive effect of the methyl groups it would be expected that the organic peroxides would be somewhat weaker. The peracids, on the other hand, have a carbonyl bond, which should increase the acid strength. The only evidence which was available was an unconfirmed report that the organic peracids were as strong as sulphuric acid (Emte, private communication). This did not seem probable, in view of the structure of the peracids. It was therefore decided to measure the relevant pK's and to see whether the observed effects could be accounted for on the basis of known electronic effects, or whether the structural formulae of some peracids should be revised. As the accuracy required for this purpose was satisfied by the limits If: 0-1 unit of pK, no correction was made for activity or for ionic strength. As shown by Evans and Uri, the magnitude of the latter correction was of the same order as our expected error.