The Catalytic Effect of Alkali Metal Ions on Reactions of 8-(5-Nitroquinolyl) 2-Furoate with Alkali Metal Ethoxides in Anhydrous Ethanol

Pseudo-first-order rate constants have been measured spectrophotometrically for the title reactions. The plot of kobs vs the concentration of alkali metal ethoxides is linear for the reactions performed in the presence of complexing age nt, 18-crown-6 ether, but curved upwardly for the corresponding reactions performed in the absence of the complexing agent, indicating that the alkali metal ions studied in this study behave as a catalyst. The catalytic effect was found to increase in the order Li+