Correlations of thermodynamic data with structural parameters for cation olefin complexation

Abstract

Thermodynamic data for formation of complexes of silver and cuprous ion with a series of liquid monoolefins are discussed from the angle of the influence of structural parameters of the olefins on the data. This influence may often be masked when comparing log K values owing to marked changes in ΔSº values. Opposing trends in thermodynamic data for desolvation may explain contradictions observed in the literature with increasing alkyl substitution.