Abstract
THE recent exploitation of electron exchange reactions in aqueous solutions1 has provided valuable information on oxidation-reduction reactions in general and stimulated their study. The situation for the latter reactions in non-aqueous solvents is completely different, little being known about them despite their importance in trace-metal catalysed autoxidations2. Collinson and Dainton3 have pointed out that radicals produced during polymerization will react with a variety of metal salts in a number of media. Useful comparative data can also be obtained by studying the reactions of metal salts with a stable free radical. In this instance the reactions between metal acetates and the radical αα′-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazil have been investigated. First-order kinetics for each reactant were observed; below are listed specific rate constants for reactions in anhydrous acetic acid at 25° C.
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