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The pressure and temperature dependencies of the rates of substitution of cis- and / 5-[ ( 3)2(2,4,6-ß306 2) ] by iodide and thiourea have been studied in methanol. The volumes of activation are all negative, between -11 and -16 cm3 mol"1, for both the nucleophile independent (Aq) and dependent (k2) paths. Values for AH* and AS* for the cis to trans isomerization process are also reported. The results are discussed with reference to recent literature data and are interpreted in terms of associative processes.

The equilibria represented by the following equations: (See diagram in paper) have been studied in anhydrous dimethyl sulphoxide at various chloride ion concentrations. The mechanisms of the reactions are interpreted as dissociative and this assignment is consistent with the radiochloride exchange data. The kinetic and equilibria results are dependent on ion association which is separately treated by conductance measurements in the case of cis-[CrCl2 en2]+Cl-. Activation energies are recorded.

The kinetics and mechanism of the isomerization of cis- and trans- dichloro- bisethylenediaminechromium(III) ions, cis- and trans-[CrCl2 en2]+, have been investigated in anhydrous NN-dimethylformamide (DNF). The complex cis- chlorodimethylformamidebisethylenediaminechromium- (III), cis-[CrCl(DMF) en2]2+, is found to be a necessary intermediate and to remain a significant part of the system at equilibrium. The equilibria are found to depend on the concentration of free chloride ion as has been found in the comparable cobalt system.��� Activation parameters have been determined for isomerization reactions using both the cis- and trans-(CrCl2 en2)+ ions as starting materials and for the chloride entry reaction into the cis-[CrCl(DMF) en2]2+ ion which has been isolated as cis-[CrCl(DMF) en2](ClO4)2,R2O.

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