Title
Relative donor properties of various propyl ketones in iodine solution using spectroscopic methods
Date of Award
1969
Document Type
Senior Scholars Paper (Open Access)
Department
Colby College. Chemistry Dept.
Advisor(s)
Smith, Wayne L.
Abstract
Ketones in iodine solution are capable of transferring a nonbonding electron from the carbonyl oxygen to a halogen molecule forming a charge transfer complex. The electron-repelling nature of alkyl groups on either side of the carbonyl contributes to electron density and makes the ketone a better donor. The equilibrium constant of complex formation is an experimental measure of relative donor basicity and a theoretical measure of inductive effects. This study has determined that (1) the difference in inductive nature between a n-propyl and a methyl group is apparently negligible and (2) equilibrium constants may not be correlated with inductive effects when a substituent group interacts with the π-electrons of the carbonyl.
Keywords
Ketones
Recommended Citation
Franchi, Christine, "Relative donor properties of various propyl ketones in iodine solution using spectroscopic methods" (1969). Senior Scholar Papers. Paper 88.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/seniorscholars/88
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