Dimerization of ion radicals in ionic liquids. An example of favourable “Coulombic” solvation
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The irreversible dimerization of the acetophenone radical anion, chosen as an example of a carbon–carbon coupling reaction between two charged species, was investigated in a series of 1,3-dialkylimidazolium and 1,2,3-trialkylimidazolium ionic liquids. Indeed, such ion dimerizations which display slow kinetics despite small activation energies, are controlled by a subtle competition between bond formation, Coulombic repulsion and solvation. The effects of viscosity, “polarity” and ionic solvation on the reactivity of the radical anions were examined. The dimerization rate constants were demonstrated to be only weakly affected by the high viscosity of the medium or its apparent polarity. When the acetophenone radical anion is “solvated” in imidazolium-based ionic liquids, a strong interaction between the negatively-charged intermediates and the imidazolium cation occurs. The ensuing charge stabilization allows a fast dimerization step in all the ionic liquids used. The kinetic effect is even enhanced in the 1,3-dialkylimidazolium salts as compared to the 1,2,3-trialkylimidazolium ones because the interaction between the radical anions and the 1,3-dialkylimidazolium cations are stronger, probably due to the formation of H-bond. The reactivity of the ion radical is demonstrated not only to be mainly dominated by electrostatic interactions, but also that the nature of the ionic liquid cations with respect to that of the ion radical is a major factor that affects the reaction kinetics.
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