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Phase Behavior and Phase-Transfer Catalysis of Tetrabutylammonium Salts. Interface-mediated Catalysis

Phase Behavior and Phase-Transfer Catalysis of Tetrabutylammonium Salts. Interface-mediated Catalysis

Noritaka Ohtani, Tomoaki Ohta, Yasuhiro Hosoda, Tsuyoshi Yamashita

Langmuir. 2004 Jan 20;20(2):409-15.

PMID: 15743085

Abstract:

The phase behavior and component composition of the coexisting phases in the tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBABr)/benzene/water/NaBr four-component system were strongly influenced by the temperature, TBABr content, and NaBr concentration. The phase-transfer catalytic activity of TBABr for the reaction of decyl methanesulfonate with sodium bromide was closely related to the phase behavior. Under O (oil-rich phase) + L (TBABr-rich liquid phase) + W (aqueous phase) triphase conditions, the influences of temperature and stirring speed on the phase-transfer catalytic activity were small compared with those under O + W biphase conditions. The addition of other quaternary salts that were able to form w/o aggregates in the O phase enhanced the TBABr catalytic activity even under O + W conditions. The relationship between phase behavior and catalytic activity of tetrabutylammonium chloride or iodide (TBACl or TBAI) was also examined. The results strongly suggested that the catalysis of TBAX was attributable to the interfacial reactions of TBAX with the substrate. The interface includes the water-oil microinterface formed in the microemulsion-like L phase as well as the bulk water-oil interface.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP65411496	Tetrabutylammonium methanesulfonate		65411-49-6	Price

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