Kinetics of the Electron-Transfer Reactions between (Ethylenediaminetetraacetato) Cobaltate (III) and (4-Aminopyridine)Pentacyanoferrate (II) Complexes

Kinetic measurements for the forward reaction Fe(CN)₅4-AmPy^3? + Co(edta)^? ? Fe(CN)₅s4-AmPy^2? + Co(edta)^2? have been carried out; the rate constant is 2.72 ± 0.07 M^?1s^?1, at pH = 8, μ = 0.10 M LiClO₄, and T = 25°C. The activation parameters of the reaction were also studied with and . The mechanism of the reaction is discussed in the context of the Marcus cross relation for an outer-sphere process.     

Substitution reactions involving cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes: Kinetic investigations

Substitution reaction of the labile SMe₂ ligand in the cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes of general formula [PtAr(ppy)(SMe₂)], 1, in which ppy = deprotonated 2-phenylpyridyl and Ar = p-MeC₆H₄ or p-MeOC₆H₄, by several N or P donor reagents were studied; the N-donors, N, are pyridine (Py) and substituted pyridines, N = 4-MePy, Py, Py-d₅, 2-MePy, 3-PhPy, 3,4-Me₂Py, 4-^tBuPy or 3-C(O)OMePy, and the P-donors, L, are phosphines or phosphites, L = P(OPh)₃, P(O-ⁱPr)₃, PPh₃, PPh₂Me and L₂ = Ph₂PCH₂PPh₂, bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm). The products were identified by multinuclear NMR studies as [PtAr(ppy)(N)], 2, or [PtAr(ppy)(L)], 3, respectively. Complexes 1 have a MLCT band in the visible region which was used to easily follow the kinetics of the ligand substitution reactions by UV-vis spectroscopy. Although the complexes 1 contain two cis Pt-C bonds, the substitution reactions followed a normal associative mechanism. The rates of reactions were depended on the concentration and the nature of the entering group. The ΔH^‡/ΔS^‡ compensation plot gave a straight line suggesting the operation of the same mechanism for all entering nucleophiles.     

Ligand substitution reaction at a binuclear organoplatinum(II) complex

The ligand substitution reactions of the N-donor ligand in the binuclear dimethylplatinum(II) complex of formula cis,cis-[Me₂Pt(μ-NN)(μ-dppm)PtMe₂], 1, in which dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane and NN = phthalazine, by different nucleophilic phosphorous-donors L, L = P(O-ⁱPr)₃ or PPh₃ and L₂ = dppm, to form the dinuclear complexes 2, cis,cis-[Me₂LPt(μ-dppm)PtLMe₂] and cis,cis-[Me₂Pt(μ-dppm)₂PtMe₂], respectively, are studied. Complex 1 has a MLCT band in the visible region which was used to easily follow the kinetics of its ligand substitution reactions. These reactions which involve diplatinum(II) complex 1 containing cis Pt-C bonds, proceeded by the normal associative mechanism. In associative reactions of the present work, as expected, the rate of the reactions was depended on the concentration and the nature of the entering group. The nucleophilicity of PPh₃ is stronger than P(O-ⁱPr)₃ on the basis of its stronger σ-donor ability and its lower solvation and is responsible for the observed 3-fold increase of its rate as compared to that of P(O-ⁱPr)₃. Also, the solvation energy involved is suggested to be responsible for the observation of higher rates in benzene than in acetone. The ΔH^‡/ΔS^‡ compensation plot gives a straight line which suggests the operation of the same mechanism for all entering nucleophiles.     

Interactions of nitrogen-donor bio-molecules with dinuclear platinum(II) complexes

Substitution reactions of the dinuclear Pt(II) complexes, [{Pt(en)Cl}₂(μ-pz)]²⁺ (1), [{Pt(dach)Cl}₂(μ-pz)]²⁺ (2) and [{Pt(dach)Cl}₂(μ-4,4?-bipy)]²⁺ (3), and corresponding aqua analogs with selected biologically important ligands, viz. 1,2,4-triazole, L-histidine (L-His) and guanosine-5?-monophosphate (5?-GMP) were studied under pseudo-first-order conditions as a function of concentration and temperature using UV–vis spectrophotometry. The reactions of the chloride complexes were followed in aqueous 25 mmol L^?1 Hepes buffer in the presence of 40 mmol L^?1 NaCl at pH 7.2, whereas the reactions of the aqua complexes were studied at pH 2.5. Two consecutive reaction steps, which both depend on the nucleophile concentration, were observed in all cases. The second-order rate constants for both reaction steps indicate a decrease in the order 1 > 2 > 3 for all complexes. Also, the pK_a values of all three aqua complexes were determined. The order of the reactivity of the studied ligands is 1,2,4-triazole > L-His > 5?-GMP. ¹H NMR spectroscopy and HPLC were used to follow the substitution of chloride in the dichloride 1, 2, and 3 complexes by guanosine-5?-monophosphate (5?-GMP). This study shows that the inert and bridging ligands have an important influence on the reactivity of the studied complexes.     

Substitution kinetics of biphenol at dichlorobis(acetylacetonato-O,O′)titanium(IV): Isolation,characterization, crystal structure and enhanced hydrolytic stability of the product bis(acetylacetonato-O,O′)(biphenyldiolato-O,O′)titanium(IV)

Novel bis(acetylacetonato-O,O′)(biphenyldiolato-O,O′)titanium(IV) is synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography and other physical methods. The kinetics of substitution of bidentate 2,2′-biphenyldiolato for the two monodentate Cl⁻ ligands in Ti(CH₃COCHCOCH₃)₂Cl₂ proceeds via a 7-coordinated transition state according to an associative mechanism. The Ti(CH₃COCHCOCH₃)₂biphen complex exhibits high hydrolytic stability.     

Electron transfer reactions of nickel(III) and nickel(IV) complexes

This review narrates the electron transfer reactions of various nickel(III) and nickel(IV) complexes reported during the period 1981 until today. The reactions have been categorized mainly with respect to the type of nickel complexes. The reactivity of nickel(III) complexes of macrocycles, 2,2′-bipyridyl and 1,10-phenanthroline, peptides and oxime–imine, and of nickel(IV) complexes derived from oxime–imine, oxime and miscellaneous ligands with various organic and inorganic electron donors have been included. Kinetic and mechanistic features associated with such interactions have been duly analyzed. The relevance of Marcus cross-relation equations in the delineation of the electron transfer paths has also been critically discussed.     

铜(II)与四(间甲基)苯基卟啉镉(II)取代反应动力学

用分光光度法研究了二甲亚砜溶液中, 氯化铜与meso-四(间甲基)苯基卟啉镉(Ⅱ)(Cd(Ⅱ)P)亲电取代反应的动力学. 讨论了影响反应的因素, CuCl_2+Cd(Ⅱ)P→Cu(Ⅱ)P+CdCl_2提出了反应机理并进行了验证. 用AST286微机对实验数据进行非线性最小二乘法拟合, 得到拟合曲线及似平衡步的平衡常数K及其它基元步骤的速率常数k_1, k_(-1), k_2. 研究了温度对反应的影响, 求得似平衡步的△_rH_m~-θ-, △_rS_m~-θ-及其它基元步骤的活化参数△~≠H_m, △~≠S_m.     

Reactivity studies of trans-[PtClMe(SMe2)2] towards anionic and neutral ligand substitution processes

Reaction of trans-[PtClMe(SMe₂)₂] with the mono anionic ligands azide, bromide, cyanide, iodide and thiocyanate result in substitution of the chloro ligand as the first step. In contrast the neutral ligands pyridine, 4-Me-pyridine and thiourea substitute a SMe₂ ligand in the first step as confirmed by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and the kinetic data. Detailed kinetic studies were performed in methanol as solvent by use of conventional stopped-flow spectrophotometry. All processes follow the usual two-term rate law for square-planar substitutions, k_obs = k₁ + k₂[Y] (where k₁ = k_MeOH[MeOH]), with k₁ = 0.088 ± 0.004 s⁻¹ and k₂ = 1.18 ± 0.13, 3.8 ± 0.3, 17.8 ± 1.3, 34.9 ± 1.4, 75.3 ± 1.1 mol⁻¹ dm³ s⁻¹ for Y⁻ = N₃, Br, CN, I and SCN respectively at 298 K. The reactions with the neutral ligands proceed without an appreciable intercept with k₂ = 5.1 ± 0.3, 15.3 ± 1.8 and 195 ± 3 mol⁻¹ dm³ s⁻¹ for Y = pyridine, 4-Me-pyridine and thiourea, respectively, at 298 K. Activation parameters for MeOH, , Br⁻, CN⁻, I⁻, SCN⁻, and Tu are ΔH^≠ = 47.1 ± 1.6, 49.8 ± 0.6, 39 ± 3, 32 ± 8, 39 ± 5, 34 ± 4 and 31 ± 3 kJ mol⁻¹ and ΔS^≠ = −107 ± 5, −77 ± 2, −104 ± 9,−113 ± 28, −85 ± 18, −94 ± 14 and −97 ± 10 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹, respectively. Recalculation of k₁ to second-order units gives the following sequence of nucleophilicity: (1:13:42:57:170:200:390:840:2170) at 298 K. Variation of the leaving group in the reaction between trans-[PtXMe(SMe₂)₂] and SCN⁻ follows the same rate law as stated above with k₂ = 75.3 ± 1.1, 236 ± 4 and 442 ± 5 mol⁻¹ dm³ s⁻¹ for X⁻ = Cl, I and N₃, respectively, at 298 K. The corresponding activation parameters were determined as ΔH^≠ = 34 ± 4, 32 ± 2 and 39.3 ± 1.7 kJ mol⁻¹ and ΔS^≠ = −94 ± 14, −86 ± 8 and −68 ± 6 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹. All the kinetic measurements indicate the usual associate mode of activation for square planar substitution reactions as supported by large negative entropies of activation, a significant dependence of the reaction rate on different entering nucleophiles and a linear free energy relationship.     

Cu(II) promoted oxidation of L-valine by hexacyanoferrate(III) in cationic micellar medium

The kinetics of Cu(II) accelerated L-valine (Val) oxidation by hexacyanoferrate(III) in CTAB micellar medium were investigated by measuring the decline in absorbance at 420 nm. By adjusting one variable at a time, the progression of the reaction has been inspected as a function of [OH⁻], ionic strength, [CTAB], [Cu(II)], [Val], [Fe(CN)₆³⁻], and temperature using the pseudo-first-order condition. The results show that [CTAB] is the critical parameter with a discernible influence on reaction rate. [Fe(CN)₆]^3- interacts with Val in a 2:1 ratio, and this reaction exhibits first-order dependency with regard to [Fe(CN)₆³⁻]. In the investigated concentration ranges of Cu(II), [OH⁻], and [Val], the reaction demonstrates fractional-first-order kinetics. The linear increase in reaction rate with added electrolyte is indicative of a positive salt effect. CTAB significantly catalyzes the process, and once at a maximum, the rate remains almost constant as [CTAB] increases. Reduced repulsion between surfactant molecules' positive charge heads brought on by the negatively charged [Fe(CN)₆]^3-, OH⁻, and [Cu(OH)₄]^2- molecules may be responsible for the observed drop in CMC of CTAB.     

Photoactivation of dichloro(ethylenediamine)platinum(II)

Photolysis of dimethylsulfoxide (dmso) solutions of the compound Pt(en)Cl₂, where en=ethylene-1,2-diamine, leads to solvolysis of the complex and formation of Pt(en)(dmso)Cl⁺. The reaction follows clean pseudo-first-order kinetics with parallel photolytically activated and thermally activated paths. Both paths are first-order in both Pt(en)Cl₂ and solvent. Eyring analysis of the rate constants for 25 °C≤T≤55 °C yielded a Gibbs energy of activation of 96 kJ mol⁻¹ for the thermal pathway and no measurable activation barrier for the photochemical pathway. The quantum yield for the photochemical path is 0.22, as determined using ferrioxalate actinometry.     

Kinetics of the Ru(III) catalyzed oxidation of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde by alkaline hexacyanoferrate(III)

The kinetics of ruthenium(III) catalyzed oxidation of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde by alkaline hexacyanoferrate(III) has been studied spectrophotometrically. The rate of oxidation of formaldehyde is directly proportional to [Fe(CN) _3– ⁶ ] while that of acetaldehyde is proportional tok[Fe(CN) _3– ⁶ ]/{k +k[Fe(CN) _3– ⁶ ]}, wherek, k andk are rate constants. The order of reaction in acetylaldehyde is unity while that in formaldehyde falls from 1 to 0. The rate of reaction is proportional to [Ru(III)] _T in each case. A suitable mechanism is proposed and discussed.

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Die Kinetik der Ru(III)-katalysierten Oxidation von Formaldehyd und Acetaldehyd mittels alkalischem Hexacyanoferrat(III)

Zusammenfassung Die Untersuchung der Kinetik erfolgte spektrophotometrisch. Die Geschwindigkeitskonstante der Oxidation von Formaldehyd ist direkt proportional zu [Fe(CN) _3– ⁶ ], währenddessen die entsprechende Konstante für Acetaldehyd proportional zuk[Fe(CN) _3– ⁶ ]/{k +k[Fe(CN) _3– ⁶ ]} ist, wobeik,k undk Geschwindigkeitskonstanten sind. Die Reaktionsordnung für Acetaldehyd ist eine erste, die für Formaldehyd fällt von erster bis zu nullter Ordnung. Die Geschwindigkeitskonstante ist in jedem Fall proportional zu [Ru(III)] _T . Es wird ein passender Mechanismus vorgeschlagen.

     

Kinetik und Mechanismus des Ligandentausches zwischen Thallium(III)oxinat und Eisen(III) in Propylencarbonat

The transfer of oxinate ions from thallium (III)oxinate to trivalent Fe(DMF) ₆ ³⁺ in propylenecarbonate takes place via rearrangements within a rapidly formed binuclear thallium(III)—iron(III) complex. In a last rapid step this rearranged complex reacts with excess reactants to the final products whose composition accordingly depends on the ratio of the reactant concentrations.

     

Acceleration Effect of Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) on the Hydrolysis Rate of Ortho- or Para-Hydroxy Schiff Bases

The kinetics of hydrolysis of ortho- or para-hydroxybenzylidene-4-benzidine Schiff bases have been examined in the pH range 1.70–11.90, in aqueous media containing 20wt% dioxane, at 20 °C. In basic media, pH > 8.47, a slight increase in the hydrolysis reaction rate of the Schiff bases is observed. In such basic media, the rate-controlling step is the attack of hydroxide ion on the ionized Schiff base. Below pH 6.82, the rate-determining step is ascribed to be the attack of water molecules on the protonated substrate. The effects of Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) ions on the hydrolysis reaction rate of the Schiff bases have been studied and discussed on the basis of formation of a monocyclic chelate rings. The various thermodynamic parameters have also been evaluated and discussed.     

Design Principles for Maximizing Hole Utilization of Semiconductor Quantum Wires toward Efficient Photocatalysis

Maximizing hole-transfer kinetics—usually a rate-determining step in semiconductor-based artificial photosynthesis—is pivotal for simultaneously enabling high-efficiency solar hydrogen production and hole utilization. However, this remains elusive yet as efforts are largely focused on optimizing the electron-involved half-reactions only by empirically employing sacrificial electron donors (SEDs) to consume the wasted holes. Using high-quality ZnSe quantum wires as models, we show that how hole-transfer processes in different SEDs affect their photocatalytic performances. We found that larger driving forces of SEDs monotonically enhance hole-transfer rates and photocatalytic performances by almost three orders of magnitude, a result conforming well with the Auger-assisted hole-transfer model in quantum-confined systems. Intriguingly, further loading Pt cocatalyts can yield either an Auger-assisted model or a Marcus inverted region for electron transfer, depending on the competing hole-transfer kinetics in SEDs.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the ruthernium(III) catalyzed oxidation of propane-1,3-diol by alkaline hexacyanoferrate(III)

The kinetics of oxidation of propane-1,3-diol by alkaline hexacyanoferrate (III) catalyzed by ruthenium trichloride has been studied spectrophotometrically. A reaction mechanism involving the formation of an intermediate complex between the substrate and the catalyst is proposed. In the rate-determining step this complex is attacked by hexacyanoferate(III) forming a free radical which is further oxidized.     

Kinetic Studies on Ligand Substitution Reactions of Metallothioneins with DTPA and EDTA

Cd, Zn-thionelns were isolated from the rat liver by improved Winge method and purified further. The composition was determined. The mobilization of Cd ions from the Cd, Zn-metallothioneins was studied with spectrophotometric method. The results show that the reaction of DTP A or EDTA with Cd, Zn-thioneins occurs through three steps. The first step follows pseudo-first order reaction with association mechanism. The formation constants and the dissociation rate constants of the relevant intermediate ternary complexes and apparent rate constants, Kapp were determined. The properties and structure of Cd, Zn-thioneins and ligands with low molecular weights affect the values of Kapp.     

Substitution kinetics of W(CO)5(η-bis(trimethylsilyl)ethyne) with triphenylbismuthine

The labile complex W(CO)₅(η²-btmse) undergoes replacement of bis(trimethylsilyl)ethyne, btmse, by triphenylbismuthine in cyclohexane solution at an observable rate in the temperature range of 35-50 °C yielding almost solely W(CO)₅(BiPh₃) as the final product. The kinetics of this substitution reaction was studied in cyclohexane solution by quantitative FT-IR spectroscopy. The substitution reaction obeys a pseudo-first-order kinetics with respect to the concentration of the starting complex. The observed rate constant, k_obs, was determined at four different temperatures and three different concentrations of the entering ligand BiPh₃ in the range 16.8-65.4 mM. From the evaluation of kinetic data a possible reaction mechanism was proposed in which the rate determining step is the cleavage of metal-alkyne bond in the complex W(CO)₅(η²-btmse). A rate law was derived from the proposed mechanism. From the dependence of k_obs on the entering ligand concentration, the rate constant k₁ for the rate determining step was estimated at all temperatures. The activation enthalpy (106 ± 2 kJ mol⁻¹) and the activation entropy (111 ± 6 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹) were determined for this rate determining step from the evaluation of k₁ values at different temperatures. The large positive value of the activation entropy is consistent with the dissociative nature of reaction. The large value of the activation enthalpy, close to the calculated tungsten-alkyne bond dissociation energy, also supports this dissociative rate-determining step of the substitution reaction.     

Characterization of Cr(III)-Zr(IV) mixed and Sn(II) doped hydrous oxides

Surface and structural properties of chromium-zirconium mixed and Sn(II)doped hydrous oxide gels have been compared with chromium oxide hydrate gel by the use of thermal analysis, IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy and magnetic measurements. The mixed and doped oxide gels were found to have a hexagonal close packed stacking of O, OH and H₂O ligands with chromium ions distributed in octahedral sites with little degree of order among them. The microstructure of the gels are characterized by the presence of large aggregates of chromium hydroxides, fine granular sheets due to HCrO₂ phase and Cr(OH)₃ microcrystallites. Magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate anti-ferromagnetic behaviour of these gels.