Analysis of solvent effects on the kinetics of alkaline hydrolysis of an iron(II) complex using the Kirkwood–Buff treatment of preferential solvation
Abstract
Trends in Kirkwood–Buff integral functions for initial and transition states associated with the reaction of [Fe(phen)3]2+ complex cations (phen = phenanthroline) with OH– anions in water/methyl alcohol mixtures identify the role of preferential solvation in determining the dependence of rate constant on solvent composition.