Linear dependence of the degree of aggregation on the solvent aggregating power (SAgP)
Abstract
With k8/k16, the ratio of the hydrolytic rate-constants of p-nitrophenyl octanoate (C8) to hexadecanoate (C16), as the indicator of the degree of aggregation, the linear dependence of the degree of aggregation on solvent aggregating power (SAgP) has been established in five aquiorgano solvents, each within a certain range of volume fraction (ϕ values) of the organic cosolvent. The meaning of this linearity has been discussed.