Nuclear magnetic resonance determination of the stability of the silver ion+benzene complex

Abstract

The association of Ag⁺ with benzene in aqueous solution has been estimated from measurements of the chemical shift of the benzene resonance in the presence of varying excess concentrations of silver nitrate. The results are consistent with the formation of a 1:1 complex and a 2:1 complex between Ag⁺ and benzene. The numerical values of the equilibrium quotients agree well with earlier values obtained from solubility measurements.