Analysis of the reactivity of materials having two different kinds of functional groups using the A″-McKay plot method

Abstract

The hydrogen-isotope exchange reaction between HTO vapor (as a gaseous material) andp-aminophenol (or α-alanine) (as a solid material) having two different kinds of functional groups, has been studied to reveal the reactivity of the compounds. The reaction has been analyzed by the A″-McKay plot method and the rate constants (k) for each group have been obtained. Comparison ofk leads to the following: (1) the effect of the NH2 group inp-aminophenol on the reactivity is greater than that in α-alanine, and (2) the reactivity of compounds having two different kinds of functional groups can be analyzed by the A″-McKay plot method only.