J. Iran. Chem. Soc., Vol. 1, No. 2 December 2004, pp.115~121.
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Kinetics and Mechanism of Substitution of Chloride Ion in trans-[Co(en)2Cl2]2 by Organic Bases in Dimethyl Acetamide Solution
M. Asadi* and K. Mohammadi
Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71454, Iran
The kinetics of substitution of chloride ion in trans-dichlorobis(ethylenediamine) cobalt(III) cation by five organic bases (diethylamine, triethylamine, benzylamine, t-butylamine and n-propylamine) in dimethylacetamide (DMA) at ionic strength of 0.80 M NaClO4 is reported. The activation parameters for the second-order path lie on a good isokinetic line. The linear plots of kobs vs. [B], the large negative values of ΔS2‡ and the span of k2 values signify an associative mechanism.
Keywords: Kinetics, Mechanism, Substitution reaction, Organic bases
