Intramolecular electron transfer and dehalogenation of anion radicals. 2. Halonitroaromatic compounds

Journal Article · Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 EST 1981 · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j150606a016· OSTI ID:6507546

Behar, D; Neta, P

Halonitroaromatic compounds were reduced with e/sub aq//sup -/ or (CH/sub 3/)/sub 2/COH in irradiated aqueous solutions to produce the anion radicals. The decay of these radicals follows either a bimolecular radical radical reaction or a unimolecular dehalogenation. The influence of the halogen location relative to the ring and the nitro group, and the effect of the C-halogen bond strength on the rates of the unimolecular dehalogenation were examined. p-ClC/sub 6/H/sub 4/NO/sub 2//sup -/, m-BrC/sub 6/H/sub 4/NO/sub 2//sup -/, o- and p-IC/sub 6/H/sub 4/NO/sub 2//sup -/, p-BrCH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/C/sub 6/H/sub 4/NO/sub 2//sup -/, p-ClCH/sub 2/COOC/sub 6/H/sub 4/NO/sub 2//sup -/, p-ClCH/sub 2/CONHC/sub 6/H/sub 4/NO/sub 2//sup -/, and p-ClCH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/OCH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/OC/sub 6/H/sub 4/NO/sub 2//sup -/ all decayed by second-order processes. The lack of dehalogenation reaction in these anion radicals is rationalized by high bond dissociation energies in the case of the halonitrobenzene radical anions, and by weak interactions of the halogen atom in the other compounds with the unpaired electron residing mainly on the nitrobenzene ring. p-ICH/sub 2/COOC/sub 6/H/sub 4/NO/sub 2//sup -/ decays unimolecularly with k = 30 s/sup -1/ reflecting the low C-I bond strength. m- and p-BrCH/sub 2/COC/sub 6/H/sub 4/NO/sub 2//sup -/ decay in unimolecular processes with rates of 1.5 x 10/sup 2/ and 4.1 x 10/sup 4/ s/sup -1/, respectively. These relatively high rates are rationalized by weakening of the C-Br bond by the CO group and by an effective bridging by the CO for intramolecular electron transfer.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Notre Dame, IN
• OSTI ID: 6507546
• Journal Information: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 85:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
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