Kinetics and mechanisms of chlorine transfer from chloramine to amines in aqueous medium |
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Authors: | Michel Ferriol Josette Gazet Marie-thrse Saugier-cohen Adad |
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Institution: | Michel Ferriol,Josette Gazet,Marie-thérèse Saugier-cohen Adad |
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Abstract: | The kinetics and the equilibrium constant of the chlorine transfer reaction between monochloramine NH2Cl and the amines: C2H5NH2, (CH3)2CHNH2, (CH3)2NH, and (C2H5)2NH are investigated by spectrophotometry in aqueous medium at 25°C, in the pH range from 8 to 13 and for an ionic strength equal to 1.03 ± 0.05M. For a concentration of total ammonia equal to 1M, the observed rate constant is pH independent below 8 and above 12.8 and reaches a maximum located between the pKas of NH4+ and RR'NH2+. From these results and those obtained earlier for NH2Cl and CH3NH2, the reaction is shown to involve an interaction between neutral molecules NH2Cl and RR'NH, subject to general acid catalysis. The ability of an interaction corresponding to a specific catalysis and involving NH3Cl+ and RR'NH rather than NH2Cl and RR'NH2+ is also discussed. The activation parameters are given for each reaction. |
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