The hydrophobic effect as a mechanistic tool

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作者
Breslow, R [1 ]
Groves, K [1 ]
Mayer, MU [1 ]
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[1] Columbia Univ, Dept Chem, New York, NY 10027 USA
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10.1351/pac199870101933
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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Reactions in water of species with hydrophobic surfaces are slowed by the addition of antihydrophobic cosolvents if the transition states involve shielding of part of those surfaces from solvent, or speeded if the transition states are more hydrophobic than are the reactants. Using this and other tools, some displacements have been shown to occur by single elctron transfer (SET) mechanisms, others by direct nucleophilic attack with various geometries. The results correlate well with the predictions of quantum mechanical calculations.
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