Mechanism of the inhibiting action of electrolytes on the micellar effect in alkaline hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl ethyl chloromethylphosphonate

Abstract

The influence of KCl, KBr and sodium salicylate (NaSal) on the micellar effect of cetylpyridinium bromide in the alkaline hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl ethyl chloromethylphosphonate has been studied and the effects of electrolytes on the rate constant and surface potential compared; based on the data obtained, it can be concluded that the reaction inhibition is determined both by a change in the structure and properties of the micellar aggregates and by a decrease in the concentration of the nucleophile in the micelles due to a decrease in the surface potential.