Effect of phenyl substituent on the dimerization of copper(II)-carboxylate in solvent extraction of copper(II) with phenylacetic acid.
The effects of the phenyl substituent on the dimerization of copper(II) carboxylate in the solvent extraction of copper(II) with phenylacetic acid using benzene and 1-octanol as a solvent were investigated, at 25 degrees and at the aqueous ionic strength of 0.1M (NaClO(4)). The dimerization of copper(II) phenylacetate has been found to be written as: 2CuA(2)Cu(2)A(4) in 1-octanol, and 2CuA(2)(HA)(2)Cu(2)A(4)(HA)(2) + (HA)(2) in benzene, with the dimerization constants, log K = 2.24 and log K = 4.19, respectively. It was proved that the phenyl group inhibits the formation of the dimeric copper(II) phenylacetate, and its effect is partially shielded by a methylene substituent.
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Department of Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466, Japan.
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