Effects of Carbonium Ion Structural Changes on Ionization Equilibrium

Effects of Carbonium Ion Structural Changes on Ionization Equilibrium 

The extent of dissociation into ions is a function of the structure of that part of the molecule that becomes the carbonium ion as well as the often quite different structure of the ion itself. There are always geometrical differences between the carbonium ion part of the 

The crystal violet ion has a main absorption band at about 5900 A, and another so close to it as to appear to be a shoulder on the main band. As the temperature is raised the main band shrinks while the shoulder becomes more prominent. This is interpreted as due to the increased conversion of the low energy form, responsible for the main absorption band, into the high energy form, responsible for the shoulder. The energy difference can be calculated by plotting the logarithm of the 

The degrees of ionization of triphenylmethyl chloride, di-methoxybenzhydryl chloride, and dimesitylmethyl chloride in liquid 

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