A. MARTIN DE P. NICHOLAS and DONALD R. ARNOLD. Can. J. Chem. 60, 2165Chem. 60, (1982. Three methods for estimating the pKa of a radical cation using thermochemical cycles are discussed. These methods enable the calculations of the pK, of radical cations which have not been determined experimentally. Radical cation acids are classified according to the nature of their respective conjugate bases. The application of these methods is illustrated for a o-acid (the benzene radical cation) and n-acid (the toluene radical cation). The potential of these methods to estimate relative and absolute solvation energies is also discussed. The use of thermochemical cycles in estimating standard oxidation potentials of organic compounds is outlined.Calculations show that the toluene radical cation is an extremely strong acid and the benzene radical cation a moderately strong acid in acetonitrile solution. Difficulties in directly determining the pK, value of aromatic hydrocarbon radical cations are also discussed.A. MARTIN DE P. NICHOLAS et DONALD R. ARNOLD. Can. J. Chem. 60, 2165Chem. 60, (1982. On discute de trois methodes d'evaluation du pKa d'un cation radicalaire en utilisant les cycles thermochimiques. Ces methodes permettent de calculer le pKa des cations radicalaires que l'on ne peut pas diterminer experimentalement. Les cations radicalaires acides sont classes selon la nature de leurs bases conjuguCes respectives. On illustre I'application de ces methodes dans le cas d'un acide o (le cation radicalaire du benzene) et dans le cas d'un acide n (le cation radicalaire du toluene). On discute egalement du potentiel de ces methodes en ce qui a trait B I'Cvaluation des Cnergies de solvatation relatives et absolues. On souligne I'utilisation des cycles thermochimiques dans I'Cvaluation des potentiels standard d'oxydation des composCs organiques.Les calculs indiquent que le cation radicalaire du toluene est un acide extrkmement fort et que le cation radicalaire du benzene est un acide moyennement fort en solution dans I'acetonitrile. On discute egalement des difficultCs rencontrees lors de la determination directe de la valeur du pKa des cations radicalaires des hydrocarbures aromatiques.[Traduit par le journal]
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