Phenyliodinium (I˙+) and diphenylsulfinium radical cations (II˙+) have been generated by flash photolysis (λinc= 347 nm) of diphenyliodonium ions (I+) and diphenyl (4-phenylthiophenyl) sulfonium ions (II+) in acetonitrile solutions at room temperature. I˙+ and II˙+ were found to undergo electron-transfer reactions with benzene derivatives resulting in the formation of radical cations of the aromatic compounds. A study involving 25 compounds including various methyl- and methoxy-benzenes, biphenyl, phenol and cresols revealed that electron transfer is independent of the ionization energy Ei provided that the rates are encounter-controlled. This applies to cases where Ei does not exceed a critical value: Ei, crit≈ 820 kJ mol–1(I˙+) and 780 kJ mol–1(II˙+). Bimolecular rate constants decrease with increasing Ei in the case of aromatic compounds having ionization energies exceeding the critical values. A Marcus-inverted region was not detected.
苯
碘鎓 (I˙+) 和二苯
硫鎓自由基阳离子 (II˙+) 是通过在室温下对二苯
碘鎓离子 (I+) 和二苯 (4-苯基
硫苯基)
硫鎓离子 (II+) 的闪光光解 (λinc= 347 nm) 在
乙腈溶液中生成的。研究发现 I˙+ 和 II˙+ 与苯衍
生物发生电子转移反应,形成芳香化合物的自由基阳离子。一项涉及 25 种化合物的研究,包括各种甲基和
甲氧基苯、
联苯、
酚和克雷索尔,揭示了在遭遇控制速率的前提下,电子转移与电离能 (Ei) 是无关的。这适用于 Ei 不超过临界值的情况:Ei, crit≈ 820 kJ mol–1 (I˙+) 和 780 kJ mol–1 (II˙+)。对于电离能超过临界值的芳香化合物,双分子反应速率常数随着 Ei 的增加而减小。未检测到马库斯反转区。