The Derivation of a General Kinetic Equation for Reaction Between Ions and Dipolar Molecules

An equation has been derived for the reaction rate constant in the case of ion-dipole reactions. Section II contains the extension of Debye-Hückel's theory of ionic atmospheres to the case of dipoles surrounded by ions, coupling it with Onsager's theory of electric moments of molecules in liquids. Section III applies the potential constructed to the derivation of the rate constant by the kinetic procedure of Christiansen and Scatchard. The result is substantiated by existing data both from concentration and dielectric constant dependence of the rate of reaction between ions and dipoles (Section IV).