Ionic Lewis acidic

The strength of the complexation is a function of both the donor atom and the metal ion. The solvent medium is also an important factor because solvent molecules that are potential electron donors can compete for the Lewis acid. Qualitative predictions about the strength of donor-acceptor complexation can be made on the basis of the hard-soft-acid-base concept (see Section 1.2.3). The better matched the donor and acceptor, the stronger is the complexation. Scheme 4.3 gives an ordering of hardness and softness for some neutral and ionic Lewis acids and bases. 

Parr and Pearson 1301 defined a parameter 17, which they called "absolute hardness" (17 V4[IP-EA]), and calculated 17 for a variety of neutral and ionic Lewis acids and bases possessing from one to four atoms. These authors showed that the qualitative predictions of the HSAB model regarding the relative reactivities of these species toward one another may be obtained using the results from simple calculations of stabilization energies using 17 and electronegativity values. 

Which of the following terms may be applied to the nature of the complex formed between Eu " and the alcohol functional group in methyl 3-hydroxybutanoate Covalent Ionic Lewis acid/Lewis base Van der Waals ... 

Table 2.5. Apparent second-order rate constants for the catalysed Diels-Alder reaction between Ic and 2, equilibrinm constants for complexation of 2.4c to different Lewis-acids (Kj) and second-order rate constants for the reaction of these complexes with 2.5 (k at) in water at 2M ionic strength at 25°C.

Table 2.7. Hammett p-values for complexation of 2.4a-e to different Lewis-adds and for rate constants (kcat) of the Diels-Alder reaction of 2.4a-e with 2.5 catalysed by different Lewis-acids in water at 2.00 M ionic strength at 25°C.

The metal-ion complexmg properties of crown ethers are clearly evident m their effects on the solubility and reactivity of ionic compounds m nonpolar media Potassium fluoride (KF) is ionic and practically insoluble m benzene alone but dissolves m it when 18 crown 6 is present This happens because of the electron distribution of 18 crown 6 as shown m Figure 16 2a The electrostatic potential surface consists of essentially two regions an electron rich interior associated with the oxygens and a hydrocarbon like exterior associated with the CH2 groups When KF is added to a solution of 18 crown 6 m benzene potassium ion (K ) interacts with the oxygens of the crown ether to form a Lewis acid Lewis base complex As can be seen m the space filling model of this... 

Phosphoms pentafluoride behaves as a Lewis acid showing electron-accepting properties. It forms complexes, generally in a ratio of 1 1 with Lewis bases, with amines, ethers, nitriles, sulfoxides, and other bases. These complexes are frequently less stable than the similar BF complexes, probably owing to stearic factors. Because it is a strong acceptor, PF is an excellent catalyst especially in ionic polymeri2ations. Phosphoms pentafluoride is also used as a source of phosphoms for ion implantation (qv) in semiconductors (qv) (26). 

Few aHyl monomers have been polymerized to useful, weH-characterized products of high molecular weight by ionic methods, eg, by Lewis acid or base catalysts. Polymerization of the 1-alkenes by Ziegler catalysts is an exception. However, addition of acidic substances, at room temperature or upon heating, often gives viscous liquid low mol wt polymers, frequently along with by-products of uncertain stmcture. 

Addition Chlorination. Chlorination of olefins such as ethylene, by the addition of chlorine, is a commercially important process and can be carried out either as a catalytic vapor- or Hquid-phase process (16). The reaction is influenced by light, the walls of the reactor vessel, and inhibitors such as oxygen, and proceeds by a radical-chain mechanism. Ionic addition mechanisms can be maximized and accelerated by the use of a Lewis acid such as ferric chloride, aluminum chloride, antimony pentachloride, or cupric chloride. A typical commercial process for the preparation of 1,2-dichloroethane is the chlorination of ethylene at 40—50°C in the presence of ferric chloride (17). The introduction of 5% air to the chlorine feed prevents unwanted substitution chlorination of the 1,2-dichloroethane to generate by-product l,l,2-trichloroethane. The addition of chlorine to tetrachloroethylene using photochemical conditions has been investigated (18). This chlorination, which is strongly inhibited by oxygen, probably proceeds by a radical-chain mechanism as shown in equations 9—13. 

Cosolvents ana Surfactants Many nonvolatile polar substances cannot be dissolved at moderate temperatures in nonpolar fluids such as CO9. Cosolvents (also called entrainers, modifiers, moderators) such as alcohols and acetone have been added to fluids to raise the solvent strength. The addition of only 2 mol % of the complexing agent tri-/i-butyl phosphate (TBP) to CO9 increases the solubility ofnydro-quinone by a factor of 250 due to Lewis acid-base interactions. Veiy recently, surfac tants have been used to form reverse micelles, microemulsions, and polymeric latexes in SCFs including CO9. These organized molecular assemblies can dissolve hydrophilic solutes and ionic species such as amino acids and even proteins. Examples of surfactant tails which interact favorably with CO9 include fluoroethers, fluoroacrylates, fluoroalkanes, propylene oxides, and siloxanes. 

The anion-exchange reactions of ionic liquids can really be divided into two distinct categories direct treatment of halide salts with Lewis acids, and the formation of ionic liquids by anion metathesis. These two approaches are dealt with separately, as quite different experimental methods are required for each. 

Compositions of Lewis acid-based ionic liquids are generally referred to by the mole frac-... 

Ionic liquids derived from Lewis acids based on Ti, Nb, Sn, Sb [NR3R ]X/SbE5 Atofma, France 2001 25... 

Chloroaluminate(III) ionic liquid systems are perhaps the best established and have been most extensively studied in the development of low-melting organic ionic liquids with particular emphasis on electrochemical and electrodeposition applications, transition metal coordination chemistry, and in applications as liquid Lewis acid catalysts in organic synthesis. Variable and tunable acidity, from basic through neutral to acidic, allows for some very subtle changes in transition metal coordination chemistry. The melting points of [EMIM]C1/A1C13 mixtures can be as low as -90 °C, and the upper liquid limit almost 300 °C [4, 6]. 

The field of reaction chemistry in ionic liquids was initially confined to the use of chloroaluminate(III) ionic liquids. With the development of neutral ionic liquids in the mid-1990s, the range of reactions that can be performed has expanded rapidly. In this chapter, reactions in both chloroaluminate(III) ionic liquids and in similar Lewis acidic media are described. In addition, stoichiometric reactions, mostly in neutral ionic liquids, are discussed. Review articles by several authors are available, including Welton [1] (reaction chemistry in ionic liquids), Holbrey [2] (properties and phase behavior), Earle [3] (reaction chemistry in ionic liquids), Pagni [4] (reaction chemistry in molten salts), Rooney [5] (physical properties of ionic liquids), Seddon [6, 7] (chloroaluminate(III) ionic liquids and industrial applications), Wasserscheid [8] (catalysis in ionic liquids), Dupont [9] (catalysis in ionic liquids) and Sheldon [10] (catalysis in ionic liquids). 

A similar study performed by Welton and co-workers studied the rate and selec-tivities of the Diels-Alder reaction between cyclopentadiene and methyl acrylate in a number of neutral ionic liquids [44]. It was found that endo. exo ratios decreased slightly as the reaction proceeded, and were dependent on reagent concentration and ionic liquid type. Subsequently, they went on to demonstrate that the ionic liquids controlled the endo. exo ratios through a hydrogen bond (Lewis acid) interaction with the electron-withdrawing group of the dienophile. 

Deng and Peng have found that certain ionic liquids catalyze the Biginelli reaction [62]. Usually, this reaction is catalyzed by Lewis acids such as InCl3, [Fe(H20)6]Cl3, or BF3.0(C2H5)2, or by acid catalysts such as Nafion-H. The reaction was found to give yields in the 77-99 % range in the ionic liquids [BMIM][PF6] or [BMIM][BF4] for the examples in Scheme 5.1-34. The reaction fails if there is no ionic liquid present or in the presence of tetrabutylammonium chloride. 

Other methods of nitration that Laali investigated were with isoamyl nitrate in combination with a Bronsted or Lewis acid in several ionic liquids, with [EMIM][OTf] giving the best yields (69 %, 1.0 1.0 o p ratio). In the ionic liquid [HNEt( Pr)2] [CE3CO2] (m.p. = 92-93 °C), toluene was nitrated with a mixture of [NH4][N03] and trifluoroacetic acid (TEAH) (Scheme 5.1-37). This gave ammonium trifluoroacetate [NH4][TEA] as a by-product, which could be removed from the reaction vessel by distillation (sublimation). 

Lee found that the reaction gave good yields (70-99 %) in the ionic liquids [BMIM][PF6], [BMIM][OTf, and [BMIM][SbF6] with Lewis acids such as Yb(OTf)3, Sc(OTf)3, Dy(OTf)3, Sm(OTf)3, and InCl3. The reaction was also performed in [BMIM][PF(3] or dichloromethane with Sm(OTf)3 as the catalyst. The ionic liquid reaction gave a yield of 99 %, compared with 70 % for the reaction in dichloromethane [73]. 

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