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The initial coordination of reactants has indeed been proposed to explain the selective oxidation of alkenes in the presence of saturated hydrocarbons. It was argued that, owing to the hydrophobic nature of titanium silicates, the concentration of both hydrocarbons inside the catalyst pores is relatively high and hence the alkenes must coordinate to TiIv. Consequently, the titanium peroxo complex will be formed almost exclusively on Tilv centers that already have an alkene in their coordination sphere, and will therefore oxidize this alkene rather than an alkane which may be present in the catalyst (Huybrechts et al., 1992). Objections to this proposal are based on the fact that the intrinsically higher reactivity of alkenes with respect to saturated hydrocarbons is sufficient to account for the selectivity observed (Clerici et al., 1992). But coordination around the titanium center of an alcohol molecule, particularly methanol, is nevertheless proposed to explain the formation of acidic species, as was previously discussed. In summary, coordination around Tiiv could play a more important role than it does in solution chemistry as a consequence of the hydrophobicity of the environment where the reactions take place. 

In this chapter, we introduced the reader to some basic principles of solution chemistry with emphasis on the C02-carbonate acid system. An array of equations necessary for making calculations in this system was developed, which emphasized the relationships between concentrations and activity and the bridging concept of activity coefficients. Because most carbonate sediments and rocks are initially deposited in the marine environment and are bathed by seawater or modified seawater solutions for some or much of their history, the carbonic acid system in seawater was discussed in more detail. An example calculation for seawater saturation state was provided to illustrate how such calculations are made, and to prepare the reader, in particular, for material in Chapter 4. We now investigate the relationships between solutions and sedimentary carbonate minerals in Chapters 2 and 3. 

Li reacts readily with 02 to form a Li20 film as the most stable product. However, Li202 and Li02 can also be formed at the outer part of such a film. The saturation concentration of 02 at room temperature in organic polar aprotic solutions is estimated in the order of 10 -10 4 M [218], Nevertheless, FTIR spectroscopic studies of pairs of Li electrodes treated identically in the same solutions, with the only difference being that one solution was saturated with oxygen, revealed that the presence of 02 (even in such low concentrations) influences the Li surface chemistry in alkyl carbonates and ethereal solutions [19,176],... 

Concentrated salt solutions are a class of solvent whose properties have hardly begun to be appreciated. The ratio of water to salt in these media is so low that the primary hydration number (the number of water molecules about each ion) must be far lower than in dilute solutions. A saturated D2O solution of KF, for example, which is 12.4M with a density of 1.563, has only 3.4 moles of D2O per mole of KF while perhaps eight moles of water per mole of KF (4) are required for the primary hydration sphere in a dilute solution. The enhanced complex formation which necessarily results may lead to a chemistry different from aqueous chemistry. Asprey and Penneman (3) have reported that Am " is both stable and soluble in saturated NH4F, RbF, and KF. 

Calculation of Saturation Indices from solution chemistry can also be a useful elimination tool (Plummer et al., 1991). Models that precipitate minerals that are undersaturated and dissolve minerals that are supersaturated may not be realistic. The modelers must be cautious, however, in using this criterion. Inverse modeling calculates the net mass changes along a flow path, often a few kilometers apart. It does not consider the point to point mass transfer or equilibrium state along the flow path. A mineral phase may precipitate in one segment of the path, but dissolve in another. 

The basis for the discussion of adsorption on charged surfaces is the surface complexation model. The precept for this model is the use of the standard mass-action and mass-balance equations from solution chemistry to describe the formation of surface complexes. Use of these equations results in a Langmuir isotherm for the saturation of the surface with adsorbed species. There are of course other models that satisfy these precepts, but which are not generally referred to as surface complexation models, for example, the Stern model (J). 

Protonated cyclopropane has been reported in the gas phase" "" to be ca 8 kcal mol" in energy above the isopropyl cation. The bent bonds of the cyclopropane ring are susceptible to electrophilic attack leading to the expectation that cyclopropane will be more basic than saturated alkanes and that protonation will occur on the C—C bond, i.e. the edge-protonated isomer will have the lowest energy. There is, however, considerable evidence from solution chemistry that corner-protonated cyclopropanes exist as intermediates in 1,2-alkyl shifts in carbocations. There have been several reviews of protonated cyclopropanes " and, in the current work, only the very recent theoretical work will be reviewed. 

Some readers may find this statement surprising. The effect where saturation is reached before the number of identical sites are used up has been observed in many solubility measurements with solids. The reasons are multiple, but one must remember that the solute modifies the solvent chemically, i.e. electronically.) This method of determining the surface area of a solid is often called titration, in analogy to solution chemistry. 

However, the Fig. 29 shows that the effect of chloride content is low on the repassivation potential, particularly when looking at the lower bound of the scatter b and of the measured value which is almost constant for chloride contents in excess of 10 M. This is consistent with the presence of a nearly saturated solution and/or precipitated salt film in well developed crevice corrosion, and indeed such environments should be almost independent on the bulk solution chemistry. Thus, a repassivation potential which, according Pourbaix [36], is close to the local potential of an actively corroding crevice should be poorly or no dependent on the bulk environment and crevice geometry. 

Strike sees a point to this in Vogel s text Practical Organic Chemistry (3 ed.)[37]. In it, Vogel crystallizes his ketones using a saturated sodium bisulfite solution that a/so contains a little solvent. This is in contrast to the straight up aqueous (only water) solution that Strike described above. Here is A/hat Vogel said on page 342 ... 

Either pure aqueous or aqueous/solvent solutions work. It is entirely up to the preference of the chemist as to which one they use. Just to make one feel more secure, there is a little test one can do with the bisulfite solution to see if they got it right. Just put a little of that ketone known as acetone into the saturated solution and watch the crystals grow. Isn t it nice how chemistry works ... 

Potassium Oxalate. The monohydrate [6487-48-5] K2C204-H20, mol wt 184.24, is produced as a colodess crystalline material or a white powder. The anhydrous salt [583-52-8] mol wt 166.22, is obtained when the monohydrate is dehydrated at 160°C. The monohydrate is preferred as a reagent in analytical chemistry and in miscellaneous uses principally because of its high solubihty as compared with other simple neutral oxalates the saturated solution, at 0°C, contains about 20 wt %, and at 20°C, about 25 wt %... 

The atom economy for this process is 86.5% (100 X 116/134), which is reasonable. To calculate the E-factor and EMY further information is needed. From published literature (Vogel s Practical Organic Chemistry ), a standard procedure is to mix butanol (37 g) with glacial acetic acid (60 g), and a small amount of sulfuric acid catalyst (ignored in all calculations). Following completion of the reaction the mixture is added to water (250 g). The crude ester is washed further with water (100 g), then saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (25 g) and finally water (25 g). After drying over 5 g of anhydrous sodium sulfate the crude ester is distilled to give product (40 g) in a yield of 69%. 

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