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This study amied at the formation of a third liquid phase and the reaction kinetics in the third liquid phase formed in the systems of toluene/R4NBr/(NaOPh+NaOH) aqueous solution. By a series of experiments, we have found that all symmetric quaternary ammonium bromides, except for Et4NBr, can form a third liquid phase. These symmetric quaternary ammonium salts can be classified into two types, hydrophilic and hydrophobic (lipophilic). In the system containing a hydrophihc salt, the third liquid phase was formed by salting-out effect with adding NaOH. Note that reverse extraction was observed in the system containing Bu4NBr. Referring to the result obtained by Angrawals et al., we know that this phenomenon is attributed to the formation of QOPh.(HOPh)n complex, in which phenol is formed by he hydrolysis of NaOPh. The formation this complex can enhance the solubility of QOPh in toluene. The formation of a third liquid phase in the system containing a hydrophobic salt is due to the formation of an ionic complex in toluene as explained in the following. From the IR spectrum, we know that the base complex in the toluene phase contains NaOPh, not NaOH. When an excess amount of base was found in toluene, more water was measured in the same phase. These two observations suggest the formation of QOPh.(H2O)n.(NaOPh)m complex in toluene. Futhermore, Na23 NMR spectrum shows that Na in this complex is of two types, ionic and nonionic (covalent). This fact implies that this complex might have ionic property which induce the formation of a third liquid phase. Temperature affects the formation of a third liquid phase in two different ways, depending the kind of quaternary ammonium salt. Low temperature is beneficial the formation of a third phase for a system containing a hydrophobic salts, whereas high temperature is advantageous that containing a hydrophilic one. From the observation on the composition of a third liquid phase, we consider that the SN2 reaction in the third liquid phase is not by quaternary ammonium ion pair, instead, is by the free anion. Therefore, we adopt a micelle-like mechanism to delineate the reaction in the third hquid phase. The reaction rate expression that derived is of a zero order form. Experiment result confirmed this kinetic model.
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