Solvent Effects on the Kinetics of Epoxide Carbonation in Dihydroxyethyldiethylammonium Bromide Ionic Liquids
Abstract
][Br] ionic liquid and found that the reaction field (RF) effect in the outer sphere of solvation determines the accepted mechanism for the title reaction. This implicit solvent effect appears to be related to the maximum hardness principle (MHP) involving the relative energy/hardness relationship at the transition-state structures: a highly encouraging result, as it suggests that classical reactivity rules could still be applied in the presence of complex ionic environments.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
Ionic liquids properties and applications
Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Volume
- 130
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1326–1331
- Publication date
- 20 January 2026
- Language
- EN