Kinetics and mechanisms of the oxidation of ascorbic acid and benzene diols by nickel(III)tetraazamacrocycles in aqueous perchloric acid

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 1120-1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. McAuley ◽  
T. Oswald ◽  
R. I. Haines

The kinetics of reaction of ascorbic acid, hydroquinone, and catechol (H2A) with nickel(III) macrocycles (NiL3+) (L = cyclam, meso-(5,12)-7,7,14,14-Me6-14-ane-1,4,8,11-N4 (tet-a), and rac-(5,14)-7,7,12,12-Me6-14-ane-1,4,8,11-N4 (tet-c):[Formula: see text]have been investigated in aqueous perchloric acid solutions using the stopped-flow technique. The data are consistent with a rate-determining one-electron transfer reactions:[Formula: see text]followed by a rapid oxidation of the radical formed. In the reaction with ascorbic acid, for Ni(cyclam)3+, k1 = 250 M−1 s−1 (25 °C), k4Ka = 680 s−1; Ni(tet-c)3+, k1 = 2.52 × 103 M−1 s−1, k4Ka = 1.06 × 104 s−1; and Ni(tet-a)3+, k1 = 2.85 × 103 M−1 s−1 (21.95 °C), k4Ka = 1.26 × 104 s−1. With catechol, k1 = 6.98 × 102 M−1 s−1, 1.73 × 104 M−1 s−1, and 3.3 × 104 M−1 s−1 respectively in reactions with Ni(cyclam)3+, Ni(tet-c)3+, and Ni(tet-a)3+. With hydroquinone, k1 = 1.09 × 104 M−1s−1 (Ni(cyclam)3+) and 2.49 × 105 M−1 s−1 (20.9 °C) (Ni(tet-c)3+). The reactions are considered to take place via an outer-sphere mechanism and rate constants are discussed in terms of the Marcus cross correlation. Use has been made of predicted rate constants to identify reaction pathways in the hydrogen-ion dependent systems.

1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 1773-1779 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. P. Radhakrishnan ◽  
A. K. Sundaram

The paper is a detailed study of the cyclic voltammetric behaviour of Eu3+ at HMDE in molar solutions of KCl, KBr, KI, KSCN and in 0.1M-EDTA solution with an indigenously built equipment. The computed values of the rate constants at various scan rates show good agreement with those reported by other electrochemical methods. In addition, the results indicate participation of a bridged activated complex in the electron-transfer step, the rate constants showing the trend SCN- > I- > Br- > Cl- usually observed for bridging order of these anions in homogeneous electron-transfer reactions. The results for Eu-EDTA system, however, indicate involvement of an outer sphere activated complex in the electrode reaction.


1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 1198-1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. McAuley ◽  
Lee Spencer ◽  
P. R. West

The reactions of the outer-sphere electron transfer reagent, Ni(9-aneN3)23+, (bis(1,4,7-triazacyclononane)nickel(III) ion) with ascorbic acid, hydroquinone, catechol, and resorcinol have been investigated. The absence of any proton related equilibria with the oxidant provides a means of ascribing the observed inverse hydrogen ion dependences to reactions of the dissociated ascorbate or quinolate ions, (HA−). The data are consistent with the rate-determining one-electron transfer reactions:[Formula: see text]followed by rapid oxidation of the radical ions formed. In the reaction with ascorbic acid, k1 ~ 0 and k2 (T = 25° C) = 5.2 × 106 M−1 s−1 (ΔH≠ = 10.1 ± 2.5 kcal mol−1, ΔS≠ = 5.7 ± 5.1 cal mol−1 K−1). For hydroquinone, catechol, and resorcinol, k1 = 2.9 × 103, 2.8 × 102, and ~0 M−1 s−1and k2 = 6.9 × 109, 4.1 × 109, and 2.8 × 108 M−1 s−1, respectively. These data have been combined with those from other similar reactions leading, by use of a Marcus correlation, to self-exchange rate constants for the HAsc−/HAsc• couple of 3.5 × 105 M−1 s−1 and for the H2Quin0/+ and H2cat0/+ systems of 5 × 107 and 2 × 107 M−1 s−1, respectively. The importance of the effect of bond-reorganisation on electron transfer is discussed.


1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (19) ◽  
pp. 3539-3544 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Favier ◽  
M. Zador

The kinetics of thallic ion oxidation of 1,2-cyclohexanedione in aqueous perchloric acid solutions lead to the rate expression[Formula: see text]The importance of traces of chloride ions has been shown. Rate constants and activation parameters has been determined and are discussed.


1965 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 689 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Adamson ◽  
F. S. Dainton ◽  
P. Glentworth

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