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Title The effect of pressure on the keto-enol equilibria of acetoneand cyclohexanone
Author(s) Osugi, Jiro; Mizukami, Tetuo; Tachibana, Tadafumi
Citation The Review of Physical Chemistry of Japan (1966), 36(1): 8-19
Issue Date 1966-10-30
URL http://hdl.handle.net/2433/46874
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The Review of Physical Chemistry of Japan Vol. 36 No. 1 (1966)
THE REVIEW OP PHYSICAL CHE]IISTRY OP JAPAF, VOL. 36, NO. 1, 1966
THE EFFECT OF PRESSURE ON THE KETO-ENOL EQUILIBRIA OF ACETONE
AND CYCLOHEXANONE
BY ]IRO ~$l:GI, TETUD '-1IIZl.'a'.ASti A\n TADAFI:3dI TAC}iIBANA
The etTect of pressure an the ke[o-enol equilihria of acetone and cyclohexanoae in the solvents of carbon disulfide, toluene and n-hexane has been studied by the measurement of the infrared spectra a[ high pressure: Comparing the molal volume of the keto form with that of the enol form, it is expected that the enol from is favorable with increasing pressure. In this study, this expectation has been con-firmed. That is, the keto-eaol equilibria of acetone and cyclohexanoae shit[ [o [he enol form with increasing pressure.
However, the absolute r•alue of the enol concentration is yet small. For ex-ample, the value of the ke[o-enol equilibrium constant, K=(enol)/(ketn), for ace-tone in n-hexane is 1.6 x 10'2 al a pressure of SOOO kg/cm2, and that for cyclohex-anoae in x-hexane is 3.6 x 10-2 at the same pressure.
.Acetone and cyclohexanoae are the monake[ones of the aliphatic and the cyclic structure, respectively, and the pressure effect on the keto-enol equilibria is larger for [he former than for the lacer. This difference may he due to the structural diRerences between acetone and cyclohexanoae.
As for the solvent effect on the keto-enol equilibria, the concentration of the eaol form of acetone and cyclohexanoae in the solvent of n-hexane are much higher, and in general the enol form increases in mhexane. This tendency is also confirmed is this experiment. The concentration of the eao] form of acetone in carbon disul-fide and is toluene are much [he same, but for q'clohexanoae the concentration of the enol form is carbon disulfide is higher than in toluene.
Introduction
Since K. Jieyerll had determined the concentrations of the enol forms at equilibria for some
ketones by the so-called K. ~Ieyer Method which is based upon the fact that the enol form absorbs
bromine rapidly, the studies on the keto-enol equilibria were carried out for many substances. The other
titration method using iodine monoch!oride was also reported'->.
The molecular refractioaal, the ultraviolet spectrum+> and the infrared spectrums) were also used
as [he means of studying the keto-enol equilibria in comparison with the titration method.
(Received Augutl S, 7966) t) K. ilIeyer, Ber.. 4d, 27Z5 (l9t I), 45. 2843 (1912) 2) A. Gero, J. Org. Chem., t9, 469 (1954) 3) K. con Auwers, Bn., 72 A, tll (t939) 4) A. S. N. Murthy, A. Balasubramaniaa and C. V. R. Rao, Can. !. Chem., 40, 2167 (1962)
0. S. Hammond, N. G. Borduin and G. A, Giuter, J. Am. Chem. Sot., 8i. 4682 (1959) 5) R. \fecke and E. Funck, 7.eil. Blekhockemie, 1124 (1956)
L. J~ Bellamy and L. Beecher. J. C2rem. Sac., 4487 (1954)
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The E6ect of Pressure on the Iieto-Enol Equilibria of Acetone and Cyclohecanone 9
In the studies on the keto-enol equilibria by the infrared spectrum, the~C=O stretching region at
about 1100cm-~ and the ~C=CG stretching region at about 1600tm-r were generally useds>. Especially,
the keto-enol equilibrium of etbylacetoacetate was im~es[igated in detail by using [hose regions.
As for the e6ett of pressure on the keto-enol equilibria, Kabachnik eE aPl. and Le koblee~ studied
it for ethylacetoacetate. Hox•ecer. in these studies the concentration of the enol farm was determined
by the titration method after releasing pressure.
In general, the substances used as samples of the studies on the keto-enol equilibria were ethylaceto-
acetate or a-diketones. Then, little attention has been paid to the keto-enol equilibria os monoketones.
This paper reports the results obtained from the studies of the pressure effect on the keto-enol equi-
libria of acetone and cydohezanone by the measurement of the infrared spectra at high pressure.
Experimehtals
Acetone, cydohexanone and benzaldehyde. and carbon disulfide, toluene and n -hexane, commercially
offered as guaranteed reagents, treated with the ordinary purification method, were used as the samples,
and the solvents, respectively. These solvents were chosen From the view of the following criteria.
1. No absorption band in the experimental range of wave numbers.
2. too solidification at the experimental pressure.
3. i~o reactivity with the carbonyl group.
4. Fo corrosive action to the optical vessel.
Then, the polar solvents, such as alcohols, chloroform, methylene chloride, etc., were not used in this
study.
The apparatus used is [he same as reported in the previous paper9~. When this optical vessel is used
for the measurement of the infrared spectrum, the response of the spectrometer is very slow. Then, after
getting balanced posivons, the dots of the recorder pen were obtained at the in[en•al of 10,-20 cm''. The solution of 1 mole,llwas always used in this experiment, for this concentration was suitable for
the measurement of. the absorption spectra at high pressure, owing to the path length of the optical
vessel.
The measurement was performed at the pressures of 1, 2000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 kg/cmZ for each
solution.
On the other hand, the apparent extinction coefficients of each solution at 3400 em'' aad the relation
behveen the concentration of OA group and the apparent extinction were obtained by using an ordinary
optical cell with potassium chloride windows. The experiments were carried out in the room conditioned
at 20-C, though the temperature of the optical ce<_sel for high pressure measurement was not regulated
by any special method.
6) R. J. W. Le Ffvre aad H. Welsh, J. Chem. 5oc., 2230 (1919) I)lf. L Kabathnik, S. E. Pal-ushl-i na, and \. V. KislyaAova, Doklady. Akad.:\'uak. L'. R. S. S., 96, 1169
(1914) 8) R'. J. Le Soble. !. Am. Chem. Soc., g2. 5253 (1960)
9) J. Osugi and 1'. Kitamuca, This laun~uL 35. 25 (1961).
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Results and Considerations
Absorption band of the enol OH stretching vibration
Up to the present time, the ~C=O stretching region and the >C=C< stretching region were used
in the studies on the keto-enol equilibria by the infrared spectrumst. Howeveq these regions are not
used in this study, since the sapphire window has no [ransmittance in these regions.
It was reported that the enol OH stretching vibrations of ethylacetoacetate and S-diketone such as
acetylacetone were found in 2500~2800cm-tto). This fazt was explained from the view that [he enol
OH group in these substances would form the Conjugate chelation with the strong intramoletulaz hydro-
gen bond, because of the shift of the OH svetching vibration to the lower wave number. However, Calvert e! oltt>. reported that the OH absorption band of the enol acetone in the photo-
lysis of 2-pentanone vapor was found at 3629crn ~ in vapor phase. Accordingly, since methanol has the
absorption band of OH a[ 3682cm-~ in vapor phase and phenol has an analogous structure to the enol
v
N C n
F
HO
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Fis. I
fi0
50
.m
an
tl0
m
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c 50 a c
F
,o
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,
11
G'
~>o , ,~ 3700 ;16W ~ 3700 3300 3'!00 3i00 3600 3600 3700 3:100 3:00
Wave number (cm-') Nave number (cm'') Spectra of acetone and methanol in acetone. Fig. 2 Spectra of cyclohezanone and phenol in cy
(0.05 mole/f) clohexanone (0.05 mole//) Full line: acetone Full line: cyclohexanone
Broken line: methanol in acetone Broken line: phenol in cyclohexanone
10) R. S. Rasmussen, D. D. Tunnicliff and R. R. Brattain, 7. Am. Chem. Sot., 71, 1068 (]949) S. Bratoz, D. Hadzi and G. Rossmy, Trans. Faraday Sac.. 52, 464 (1956)
! t) G. R. Mchfillan, J. G. Culvert and J. \. Pitts, 1. Am. Chem. Soc., 86. 3602 (1964)
The ESect of
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i0
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C m
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m
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Pressure on [he
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90
U_
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so
so
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form of cyclohezanone, r
shown in Figs. 1 and 2, r
The absorption banr;
Lion. However. as shown
3500 3400
3 Spectra of
Full line
Broken 1
39]0 32C0 3600 3500 3)00 3300
Wage number (cm't) acetone in n-hesaae at 2000 kg/cmZ
after Z hours ine: after 20 hours
3200
~ ~• _~ ~ ~
~ ! 1 /
I /
1 ~
I I
1 ~
1 ~
I ~ 1~
I~
IJ/
1 I I 1 I
3600 3500 3100 3300 3_'~W 3600 3500 3400 3300 3200
Wave number (cm-t) ig. 4 Spectra of cydoheaanone in carbon disulfide at 8000 kg/cmr
Full line: atter 2 hours Broken line: after 20 hours
ne, methanol in acetone and pbenolin tyclohezanone have [he infrared spectra as
2, respectively.
band at 3400cm'' in these spectra is the overtone band of ~C=O stretching vibra•
sown in Figs. t and 2, it is assumed that the enol OH absorption bands of acetone
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{Nave number (cm-II Fig. 5 Change or [he apparent transmiuance of the spectra of acetone in toluene by pressure
(1 mole/1)
and cyclohexanone overlap with [he overtone band, respectively. Then, the effect of pressure on the ab-
sorption band at 3400cm-t was studied.
Time required to reach at equilibrium after wmpression
The time required to reach at equilibrium after compression is examined. As shown in Figs. 3 and
4, there is no difference between the spectrum after 2 hours at the definite pressure and that after 20
hours, and the system is allowed to reach at equilibrium in 2 hours, so that measurements of the spectra
were carried out after 2 hours' pressing.
Effect of Pressure on the keto-eaol equilibrium
The apparent absorptions at 340D tm'~, of 1 mole/1 solutions of acetone, cyclohexanone and benzal-
dehyde in the solvents of carbon disulfide, toluene and n-hexane were measured a[ the pressures of 1,
2000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 kgfcmt. The result obtaiced for acetone in toluene is shown in Fig. 5 as an
example.
Acetone and cyclohexanone may be in the keto-enol equilibrium as shown in equations (1) and (2),
respectively.
CH3 C-CH]~CH1-C=CH] ~ ~ (1) O OH
H, HZ HZ H
HZC<C-C ,C=O~HrC<C-C~C--0H (2 ) H, HZ/ Hi Hz
The molal volume of acetone is i ~.3 cm' and that of ally) alcohol, CH]=CH-CHsOH, which is the
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The EBect of Pressure on the Keto-Enol Equilihria of Acetone and Cdohexanone I3
alcohol type isomer of acetone, is 68.0 cma. The latter is smaller than the former. On the other hand,
the parachors~> of the keto forms and the enol forms of acetone and cydohexanOne are calculated. The
parachor is represented by equation (3),
r
P=hp d (3 ) where 37 is the molecular weight, Y is the surface tension, D is [he density of liquid phase and d is that
of gas phase. In equation (3), in the keto form and the eno] form. N1 is the same, d being negligible by
comparing with D and assuming to be 7.~-]'eT- Then, equation (4) is deduced. In equation (4) suffixes
e and k represent [he [he enol form and the ke[o form, respectively.
The density of the enol form is calculated by equation (4). Then, [be molal volume of the eool
form is estimated. The results are shown in Table 1. That is, the mOlal volumes of the enol forms of
acetone and tyclohexanone are smaller than those of the keto forms, respectively. The molal volume of
the enol form of acetone calculated by the parachor is essentially equal to [hat of ally) alcohol.
9ccordingly, it is expected that the keto-enol equilibrium shifts to the enol side with incre~ing
pressure. As shown in Fig. 5, the apparent absorptions increase with pressure. It is considered that the
increases of the apparent absorptions of acetone and tyclohexanone are due to the shift of the keto-enol
equilihria to the enol side.
However, the tendency that the apparent absorption increases Leith pressure was also found in the
previous paper93. In order [o study [he influence of pressure on the overtone band of ,C=O stretching
vibration, the apparent absorptions at 3400cm-[ of benzaldehyde, which has not the enol form the view
point of the molecular structure, were measured in [he solvents under high prevure.
H H C-C HC~ ~C-C-H bcnzaldehyde
C=C ~I H H O
On the other hand, the apparent extinction coefficients of these samples at 3400cm-t were obtained
ie each soh•ent. The results are shown in Table 2.
Tablet Calculated molal volume at 20'C
Type Parachor Density b'lolal volume (g/cm~) (cml/mole)
acetone
tyclohexanone
allyl alcohol
ke[a
enol
keta
eml
Ic1.4
148.9
2i0.8
138.3
0.792
0.858
0.947
0.991
0.854
i 3.3
67.1
103.6
98.3
68.0
12) 0. R., Quayle Ckern. Rev., S3, 439 (1953)
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Apparent extinction cce~cien[ aL 3400cm t (ea; I/mole.cm)
1 (1966)
Soh•ent Aatone cyclohexanone Benzaldehyde
carbon disulfide
toluene
n-hexane
i.51
6.85
7.91
7.69
7.64
T.63
i.81
9.21
1 L24
Table 3 Ea
SolventPressure (kg/cm~
1 2000 4000 6000 8000
acetone
carbon disulfide
toluene
n-hesnne
i:il
6.83
7.91
lLi
12.4
13,3
I S.D
19.3
19.6
19.9
1i.fi
26.7
23.4
31.5
33.2
cyclohexanone
tarbon disulfide
toluene
n-hexane
i.69
i.fi4
7.63
12.6
Y3.9
12.6
t8.1
10.4
18.9
20.6
25.4
24.5
25.9
32.0
30.8
benzaldehyde
carbon disulfide
toluene
n-hexane
i.81
9.21
11.24
10.4
14.2
Id.3
12.1
19.1
20.7
14.7
23.0
23.fi
18.1
29.0
28.0
Supposing that Beer's law (5) holds, the change of the appnrent extinc[io¢ with pressure is calcu-
lated by equation (6) from the experimental results. In equation (6), sa is the apparent extinction coeffi-
cient, T„ is the transmittance at pressure of P, and T1 is that of 1 kg/cros. E, is shown in Table 3.
std=ln ~° (5 ) log Tp Eo=t"Io TT (6 ) g t
The relativevolumes of the samples and the solvents are shown in 'I'ahle 4. The values for acetone,
carbon disulfide and n-hexane are the data of P. N. Bridgmantal, but those for toluene, cyclohexanone
Table 4 Relative eolume at 20~C (V,/Vt)
pressure (kg/<m~
2000 4000 fi000 8000
acetone
cyclohexanone
benzaldehyde
carbon disulfide
toluene
n-hexane
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
l.eoo
1.000
0.667
0.901
0.915
0.896
0.896
0.864
0.786
0.846
0.867
0.843
0.844
0.812
O.i86
(0.818)
(0.835) 0.811 0.800
O.i i6
0.768
(0.806)
(0.820) 0.784
0.772 0.753
t3) P. N. Bridgman, "The Physics of Aigb Pressure;' p. 128 (1958)
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The E6ec[ of Pressure on the Re[o-Enol Equil ibria of Acetone and Cyclohexanone t5 i
and 6enzaldehyde were measured in our laboratory. Pure cyclohesanone andbenzaldehyde solidify at pres-
sures of 4400 and 4i00kg/cmr, respectively. However, it is found that they do not solidify in solutions
a[ a pressure of 8000 kg/cm2, bul they may 6e in super compressing. Then, the relative volumes of these
samples a[ pressures of 6000 and 5000 kg/cmz were obtained by the extrapolations of volume-pressure
cun~es below the freezing points.
E'a is the appazent extinction obtained by equation (i).
E'o is the value which is corrected for the change of the concentration due to compression. Plotting E'a
against pressure, the linear relations n•ere obtained as shown in Figs. 6--8. In Figs. 6^-8, the apparent
extinction of 6enzaldehyde also increases with pressure. But, as benzaldehyde does not change to the
enol form from the riew point of its molecular structure as described above, it is concluded that the increase
of the apparent extinction of 6enzaldehyde is brought by pressure itself, and not 6y the enol form.
It is assumed that the coefficient of the change of the apparent extinction of each sample by pressure
itself would be equal in the same solvent. Accordingly, the increase of the apparent estinclion of the
OH group due to the shift of the keto-enol equilibrium to the enol side with increasing pressure is re-
presented by the difference behceen the increment cf the apparent estinclion of acetone or cyclohesanone by pressure and the increment which multiplied [te apparent extintion of acetone or cyclohesanone at
ordinary pressure by the pressure coefficient of the 6enzaldehyde in the same =_olvent.
This relation is represented by equation (8), where Eao is [he apparent extinction of the OH group,
E',,, and E'„r are the E', for acetone,
3
15
m
s
t
0 X100 ~Pll 6N0 flMq
Pressure Ikg/cm= ) . 7 Change of [he apparent extinction at 3400
cm'1 by pressure ~ : ate[one in toluene
x :cpclohexanone in toluene benzaldehyde in toluene
zs
,~
L{; IS
le
s
Fig Fig. 6
o :row sow ruo soon
Prmure (kg/cm' 1
Change of the apparent extinction at 3400 tm r by pressure
0 :acetone is carbon disulfide x : cyclohexanone in tarbon disulfide
~ : benzaldehpde in carbon disulfide
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0
u
m
~e
m
o Z90a 1000 soon Ban
Fig. g Change of the appare cm-r by pressure
~ :acetone in n-be x : cytlohexanone
O ; benzaldehyde i
or cytlohexanone at pressur
dehyde. For example, in th
extinction shown by arrow 1
pressure.
However. E,~ involved
Accordingly. the correction
The value of E'ce is the app
enol equilibrium to the enol
On the other hand, usi
cyclobexanone, the apparen
in Fig. 11. That is, the app
phenol in cydohexanore. A
extinctions and the concentr
the enol OH group. Then, t
is shown in Tabte 5 as the
The ratio of the increas
than for cytlohexanone. Th
i.
~-
o moo wa sooo eooo nt extinction at 3400
Pressure (kg/cm= ) xane Fig. 9 Correction for [be change of the apparent in n-hezane utinction by pressure o n-hexane Full line : acetone in carbon disulfide
Broken line: correction lint
es of P and 1 kg/cmz, respectively, and E'~e, and E',,, aze tho=_e of benzal-
e case of acetone-carbon disulfide system (Fig. 9), the value of the apparent
ine is the apparent extinction of the enol OH group which is increased by
the change of the apparent extinction by preuure iuelf as mentioned ahove.
is carried out by equation (9). The relation is shown in Fig. 10.
E'oa=E~~i a ~s~ (9 ) arent extinction of the OH group which is increased by the shift of the keto-
side in equations (1) and (2) by pressure.
ag the low concentration solutions of methanol in acetone and phenol in
t extinction of the OH group is L•etones was measured. The result is shown
arent extinction of methanol in acetone is in good agreement with that of
ccordingly, it is not unreasonable that this relation between the apparent
a[ions of these substances is used for the estimation of the concentration of
be concentration of the enol form teas determined by this re]atioa. The result
keto-enol equilibrium constant.
e of the keto-enol equilibrium constant with pressure is larger for acetone
e=_e increases with pressure are shown in Figs. 12 and l3.
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s
a
w
%'
~' ~- .
_'OCO 40IX1 NYU Well
Correction for the change of the apparent
extinction by pressure
Ful I line : Eao
Brocken line: E',o
6
i
3
Fig. 10
Y
Fig.
e 05 Lo 1.5 2A
(~ 10-'~mole/0
Concentration of OH
1 t Relation between the concentration and the apparent extinction of OH group
x :methanol in acetone
~: phenol in cyclohexanone
Tahle 5 Equilibrium constant at 20'C
Pressure (kg/cm~Solvent
7 2000 4000 6000 8000
Kax t03
carbon disulfide
toluent
n-hexane
0.31
0.40
0.61
1.36
2.46
4.3i
a.47
4.57
8.42
6.59
6.70
12.71
8x7
S.7s
16.50
K, x IN
carbon disulfide
toluene
n-hexane
2.05
z.o4
2.09
2.36
2.31
2.44
2.64
2.53
1.83
1.95
2.80
3:12
3.x4
3.05
3.60
K~-(cool)/(ketoJ(acetone) (cyclohexanone)
dV obtained by equation (10) is shown in Table 6. On the calve 81nXl _ QV (10) ~oP /T RT
of dV, there is a large difference between acetone and cyclohexanone. It is concluded that this difference
is owing to the aliphatic structure of acetone and the cyclic structure of cyclobexanone. In the molal
volumes of the keto form and the cool form of these substances calculated by the parachors, the differences
between the keto form and the cool form are mucb the same for these substances. However, for the cool
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IS
m
s
n ~aa sooo soap soda
Pressure (kg/rm=)
l2 EHect of pressure on the keto-cool equi- librium constant of acetone in solvent
~ : n-hexane Q :carbon disulfide
x :toluene
Tah1e 6
]5
vn
!5
°y
Fig,
n row 1ma soap paw
Pressure (k8/cmr 7
Fig. l3 EHect of pressure on the keto-cool equi- librium constant of cydohexanone in sol-
vent
~ : n-hexane O :carbon disulfide
x :toluene
SolventPressure (kg/cmr)
7 2000 4000 6000 8000
azetone
carbon disulfide
toluene
n-hexane
-2:.4
-2.6
-231
- los
-11.2
-11 .7
-3.3
- 3.3
-3 .8
-3A
-3.1
-3 .6
- 2.4
-2.4
-1 .6
cydohexanone
tarbon disulfide
toluene
n-hexane
- 2.1
-1 .8
-2.3
-LS
-1 .3
- 1.7
-1.3
- 1.1
- 1.5
-L2
-1.0
-1 .3
- L0
-0.9
_t1
form of cydohexanone, the ~C=C~ double bond should be produced in the six membered ring. Owing
to this double bond the stric[ion is made in [he sis memhered ring. For this reason it is supposed that
the shift to the cool form is retarded. On acetone, as there is no steric hindrance, the ratio of the enoli-
zation is higher comparing to cydohexanone. From the view that acetone is in associated state. the value
of dY {or acetone is understandable.
As for the solvent effect, the enolization of acetone or cydohexanone is highest in n-hexane. It was
previously reported that the concentration of the coot form increased in n-hexane. This tendency was
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The Effect of Pressure on the Aelo-Enal Equilihria of Acetone and Cydohexanone
also Confirm ed in this study. The enolization of acetone in carbon disulfide and in toluene are much
same, but that of cy-clohexanone in carbon disulfide is larger than in toluene. This may be asvibed
the effect of the steric factor on the keto-enol equilibrium. -
The authors are grateful to the
Acknowledgment
Furashiki Rayon Co., L[d. Ior their aids.
Laborolory of PJrysial Chemistry
Deparhnent of Chemishy
Focally of Science
Kyoto University
Kyoto. Jaymt
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14) K, ilIeyer and P. Rappetmeier, Ber., qq, 2718 (1911) R. J. W. Le F2vre and H. R'elsh, !. Clrern. Sac., 1909 (1949)