Proton donor effects on the reactivity of SmI<sub>2</sub>. Experimental and theoretical studies on methanol solvation <i>vs</i>. aqueous solvation
A. Ramı́rez-Solı́s, Caroline O. Bartulovich, C. I. León-Pimentel, Humberto Saint-Martı́n, Nicholas G. Boekell, Robert A. Flowers
Abstract
Using both computational and experimental data the SmI<sub>2</sub>–MeOH system is directly compared to the SmI<sub>2</sub>–H<sub>2</sub>O system to uncover the basis for their drastic differences in reactivity.
Topics & Concepts
SolvationChemistryAqueous solutionReactivity (psychology)MethanolProtonComputational chemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistrySolventPhysicsNuclear physicsMedicinePathologyAlternative medicineElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsRadioactive element chemistry and processingRadical Photochemical Reactions