Modelling catalytic turnover frequencies in ionic liquids: the determination of the bimolecular rate constant for solvent displacement from [(C6H6)Cr(CO)2Solv] in 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphateElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: synthesis of RTILs. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b3/b315781d/

Abstract

The bimolecular rate constant for solvent displacement, k₂, from [(C₆H₆)Cr(CO)₂Solv] by an incoming ligand has been determined in the room temperature ionic liquid, [bmim][PF₆], and is compared to that for the same process in cyclohexane and dichloroethane.