Interaction of bivalent transition metal ions with iminodiacetato-(pentaammine/tetraammine)cobalt(III) ions. A kinetic and equilibrium study

Summary The kinetics of reversible complexation of Ni^II and Co^II with iminodiacetato(pentaammine)cobalt(III), [(NH₃)₅-Co(idaH₂)]³⁺ and Ni^II with iminodiacetato(tetraammine)-cobalt(III), [(NH₃)₄Co(idaH)]²⁺, have been investigated by the stopped-flow technique at 25 °C, pH = 5.7–6.9 and I = 0.3 mol dm ^–3. The reaction paths (NH₃)₅Co(idaH)²⁺+M²⁺(NH₃)₅Co(ida)M³⁺+H⁺ (NH₃)₅Co(ida)⁺+M²⁺(NH₃)₅Co(ida)M³⁺ (NH₃)₄Co(ida)⁺+Ni²⁺(NH₃)₄Co(ida)Ni³⁺ have been identified (idaH = N⁺H₂(CH₂CO₂)₂H, ida = NH(CH₂COO)^2–]. The rate parameters for the formation and dissociation of the binuclear species are reported. The data are essentially consistent with an I _d mechanism. The dissociation rate constants of the binuclear species indicate that Ni²⁺ and Co²⁺ are chelated by the coordinated iminodiacetate moiety.     

Ruthenium(III) catalyzed oxidation of sulfanilic acid by diperiodatocuprate(III) in aqueous alkaline medium. A kinetic and mechanistic approach

The kinetics of ruthenium(III) catalyzed oxidation of sulfanilic acid by diperiodatocuprate(III) (DPC) in alkaline medium at a constant ionic strength of (0.50 mol dm⁻³) has been studied spectrophoto-metrically. The reaction between sulfanilic acid and DPC in alkaline medium exhibits 1: 4 stoichiometry (sulfanilic acid: DPC). The reaction is first order with respect to [DPC] and [Ru^III] and has less than unit order both in [sulfanilic acid] and [alkali]. The active species of catalyst and oxidant have been identified. Intervention of free radicals was observed in the reaction. The main products were identified by spot test and IR. Probable mechanism is proposed and discussed. The reaction constants involved in the different steps of the mechanism are calculated. The activation parameters with respect to the slow step of the mechanism are computed and discussed. Thermodynamic quantities are also determined.     

Reaction of pentaammine(urea-O)cobalt(III) cation with chlorine and hypochlorous acid in aqueous solution

Summary The Co(NH₃)₅[OC(NH₂)₂]³⁺ cation in aqueous acid reacts with chlorine and hypochlorous acid, with two sequential steps observed in each case. Rate constants for both steps show a first-order dependence on [oxidant], with k₁/k₂ always <20, but varying with the choice of reactant and acid. Rate constants with Cl₂ as reactant are faster than with HOCl, possibly related to preferential attack by Cl⁺ compared with OCl^– on the bound urea. Competition by ions (HSO ₄ ^– , Cl^– or NO ₃ ^– ) measured by product analysis of reactions conducted in 1 M acid produced competition ratios R (R=[CoX]/[CoOH₂][X]) which are similar to values determined with a range of leaving groups previously, indicating a mechanistic constancy. No formation of Co(NH₃)₅Cl²⁺ was observed in reactions conducted in H₂SO₄ or HNO₃, implying that free Cl^– is not generated at the reaction site and captured by the metal ion. Electronic and vibrational spectra of the intermediate formed in the two stage reaction is indicative of a change from an O-bound to an N-bound ligand in forming that intermediate, although it cannot be a simple isomerization due to the dependence on [oxidant]. A possible mechanism is discussed.     

A kinetic and mechanistic study of oxidation of arsenic(III) by hexacyanoferrate(III) in aqueous ethanoic acid

The kinetics of oxidation of As^IIIby Fe(CN)₆ ^3– has been studied spectrophotometrically in 60% AcOH–H₂O containing 4.0moldm^–3HCl. The oxidation is made possible by the difference in redox potentials. The reaction is first order each in [Fe(CN)₆ ^3–] and [As^III]. Amongst the initially added products, Fe(CN)₆ ^4– retards the reaction and As^Vdoes not. Increasing the acid concentration at constant chloride concentration accelerates the reaction. At constant acidity increasing chloride concentration increases the reaction rate, which reaches a maximum and then decreases. H₂Fe(CN)₆ ^–, is the active species of Fe(CN)₆ ^3–, while AsCl₅ ^2– in an ascending portion and AsCl₂ ⁺ in a descending portion are considered to be the active species of As^III. A suitable reaction mechanism is proposed and the reaction constants of the different steps involved have been evaluated.     

Oxidation of vanillin by diperiodatocuprate(III) in aqueous alkaline medium: A kinetic and mechanistic study by stopped flow technique

The kinetics of oxidation of vanillin (VAN) by diperiodatocuprate(III) (DPC) in alkaline medium at a constant ionic strength of 0.50 mol dm^?3 was studied spectrophotometrically. The reaction between DPC and vanillin in alkaline medium exhibits 1:2 stoichiometry (vanillin: DPC). The reaction is of first order in [DPC] and has less than unit order in both [VAN] and [alkali]. Intervention of free radicals was observed in the reaction. Increase in periodate concentration decreases the rate. The oxidation reaction in alkaline medium has been shown to proceed via a monoperiodatocuprate(III)–vanillin complex, which decomposes slowly in a rate‐determining step followed by other fast steps to give the products. The main products were identified by spot test, IR, and MS studies. The reaction constants involved in the different steps of the mechanism are calculated. The activation parameters with respect to slow step of the mechanism are computed and discussed, and thermodynamic quantities are also determined. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 39: 236–244, 2007     

Radiolysis of aqueous solutions of cobalt(II) and cobalt(III)

Radiolysis of aqueous solution of di and trivalent cobalt with 1:2 (bis) carboxymethylaminodiethyltetraacetic acid (EGTA) was investigated, both in absence and in presence of oxygen. A radiolytic mechanism has been proposed. It has been shown that the degradation at the ligand of the chelate is due to OH only.     

Oxidation of aspartic acid by Cu(III) complex in alkaline medium: A kinetic and mechanistic study

The kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of aspartic acid by the bis(hydrogen periodato) complex of Cu(III), [Cu(HIO₆)₂]^5?, is studied in an alkaline medium. The reaction rate is first order with respect to Cu(III) and fractional order with respect to aspartic acid. The value of the observed rate constant is found to decrease with the increase in concentrations of either OH^? or IO₄ ^?. There is a positive salt effect, and the free radical has been determined. In view of these kinetics phenomena, a plausible mechanism is proposed and the rate equations derived from the mechanism can explain all experimental results. The activation parameters along with the rate constants of the rate-determining step are calculated.     

Manganese(II) catalysed oxidation of glycerol by cerium(IV) in aqueous sulphuric acid medium: a kinetic and mechanistic study

The manganese(II) catalysed oxidation of glycerol by cerium(IV) in aqueous sulphuric acid has been studied spectrophotometrically at 25 °C and I = 1.60 mol dm⁻³. Stoichiometry analysis shows that one mole of glycerol reacts with two moles of cerium(IV) to give cerium(III) and glycolic aldehyde. The reaction is first order in both cerium(IV) and manganese(II), and the order with respect to glycerol concentration varies from first to zero order as the glycerol concentration increases. Increase in sulphuric acid concentration, added sulphate and bisulphate all decrease the rate. Added cerium(III) retards the rate of reaction, whereas glycolic aldehyde had no effect. The active species of oxidant and catalyst are Ce(SO₄)₂ and [Mn(H₂O)₄]²⁺. A mechanism is proposed, and the reaction constants and activation parameters have been determined.     

A kinetic and mechanistic study of the oxidation of tyrosine by chromium(VI) in aqueous perchloric acid medium

The oxidation of tyrosine by chromium(VI) in aqueous perchloric acid medium has been studied spectrophotometrically at 30 °C and at a constant ionic strength I = 3.10 mol dm⁻³. The main reaction products were identified as chromium(III) and 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde. The stoichiometry is 2:3, i.e., two moles of chromium(VI) react with three moles of tyrosine. The reaction is first order with respect to both chromium(VI) and tyrosine. Increase in perchloric acid concentration increased the rate of reaction. The order with respect to acid concentration was found to be two. Added products, ionic strength and dielectric constant of the medium did not have any significant effect on the reaction rate. A suitable mechanism is proposed. The activation parameters were determined with respect to the slow step of the mechanism. The thermodynamic quantities were also determined and discussed.     

Spectrophotometric and potentiometric study of the cobalt(II)-thiocyanate system in aqueous medium

The cobalt(II)—thiocyanate system was spectrophotometrically studied at 2.0 M ionic strength (NaClO₄) and 25°C. The following formation constants were obtained: β₁ = 6.9 M^?, β₂ = 28.9 M^?2, β₃ = 12.1 M^?3 and β₄ = 1.30 M^?4. Three wavelengths were considered, 515, 590 and 615 nm, and the molar absorptivities of each species were calculated. Linear relationships were obtained for $\text{ε}$ vs $\text{n}$ and α_i. There is strong evidence that the tetrahedral [Co(SCN)₄]^2? is virtually the only species absorbing at 590 and 615 nm. An indirect potentiometric method led to comparable equilibrium constants. The cadmium(II)—thiocyanate formation constants used in the indirect method, under the same conditions, were found to be β₁ = 21.51 ± 0.09 M^?1, β₂ = 123 ± 1 M^?2, β₃ = 130 ± 3 M^?3 and β₄ = 173 ± 1.2 M^?4, in good agreement with earlier literature data.     

Oxidative degradation and deamination of atenolol by diperiodatocuprate(III) in aqueous alkaline medium: A mechanistic study

The kinetics of oxidation of atenolol (ATN) by diperiodatocuprate(III) (DPC) in aqueous alkaline medium at a constant ionic strength of 0.10 mol dm⁻³ was studied spectrophotometrically. The reaction between DPC and ATN in alkaline medium exhibits 1:2 stoichiometry (ATN:DPC). The reaction is of first order in [DPC] and has less than unit order in both [ATN] and [alkali]. However, the order in [ATN] and [alkali] changes from first order to zero order as their concentration increase. Intervention of free radicals was observed in the reaction. Increase in periodate concentration decreases the rate. The oxidation reaction in alkaline medium has been shown to proceed via a monoperiodatocuprate(III)–ATN complex, which decomposes slowly in a rate-determining step followed by other fast steps to give the products. The main oxidative products were identified by spot test, IR, NMR and LC–ESI-MS studies. The reaction constants involved in the different steps of the mechanism are calculated. The activation parameters with respect to slow step of the mechanism are computed and discussed, and thermodynamic quantities are also determined.     

Kinetic and mechanistic studies of oxidation of amine-N-polycarboxylates complexes of cobalt(II) by periodate ions in aqueous medium

The kinetics and mechanism of interaction of periodate ion with [Co^IIL(H₂O)]^2-n [L = trimethylenediaminetetraaceticacid (TMDTA)] and ethylene glycol bis(2-aminoethyl ether) N,N,N’,N’-tetraaceticacid (EGTA) have been studied spectrophotometrically by following an increase in absorbance at λ_max = 550 nm in acetate buffer medium as a function of pH, ionic strength, temperature, various concentration of periodate and [Co^IIL(H₂O)]^2-n under pseudo-first order conditions. The experimental observations have revealed that the intermediates having sufficiently high half life are produced during the course of both the reactions which finally get converted into a corresponding [Co^IIIL(H₂O)]^3-n complexes as a final reaction product. The reaction is found to obey the general rate law Rate = (k₂ [IO₄ ^?] + k₃ [IO₄ ^?]²) [Co^IIL(H₂O)]^2-n. This rate law is consistent with a four step mechanistic scheme (vide supra) where electron transfer proceeds through an inner sphere complex formation. The value of rate constant k₂ is independent of pH over the entire pH range which suggest that unprotonated form of [Co^IIL(H₂O)]^2-n is the only predominant species. The value of k₂ is invariant to ionic strength variation in both the systems. The value of k₃ is also found to be almost invariant to ionic strength in case of [Co^IITMDTA(H₂O)]^2?-[IO₄]^? system but it decreases considerably in case of [Co^IIEGTA(H₂O)]^2?-[IO₄]^? system with the corresponding decrease in ionic strength. The activation parameters have been computed and given in support of proposed mechanistic scheme.     

Simultaneous determination of cobalt(III)-copper(II) and cobalt(III)-nickel(II) mixtures by differential kinetic methods

A procedure is reported for the simultaneous determination of binary mixtures of cobalt(III)-copper(II) and cobalt(III)-nickel(II) by differential kinetic methods based on complex formation reactions with 3-(1H-1,2,4-triazolyl-3-azo)-2,6-diaminotoluene. The single-point method is used in both cases. The simultaneous determination of Co-Cu and Co-Ni is possible in the concentration range from 10/1 to 1/1. The interference caused by various ions is also studied. The method has been used to determine cobalt-copper and cobalt-nickel mixtures in synthetic samples, hydrofining catalysts and low alloy steels.     

Reactions of coordinated ligands,Part III(1). Kinetics of lodination of malonate and pyruvate in malonato(pentaammine)-cobalt(III), malonato-bis-(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) and pyruvato(pentaammine)cobalt(III) ions

Summary The kinetics of iodination of malonate and pyruvate in the title complexes are reported at 35.0 °C and I=0.3 M. The reaction is first order in substrate and zeroth order in [I₂]. This result is commensurate with rate determining enolisation of the active methylene and methyl groups of the malonate and pyruvate respectively. The reaction is catalysed by H₂O, OH^– and by the buffer anions used. The rate data suggest that the malonate methylene group in the [Co(en)₂-O₂CCH₂CO₂]²⁺ chelate is considerably more active towards electrophilic substitution than is the case in [Co(NH₃)₅O₂CCH₂CO₂]²⁺.     

Complexation of hydroxamate-based siderophores with cobalt(II/III): growth inhibitory effect of cobalt(III)-desferricoprogen complex on fungi

Solution equilibrium results for Co(II) and Co(III) complexes of two natural hydroxamate-based siderophores, the exocyclic desferricrocin (DFR) and the endocyclic triacetylfusarinine (TAF) are presented. The three hydroxamate chelating functions of TAF were found to complete the octahedral coordination sphere of a Co(II) ion in stepwise processes, but following the coordination of two hydroxamates of DFR practically in one step, the third function, most probably because of sterical reasons, remained uncoordinated. A comparison with corresponding results for the previously studied acyclic desferrioxamine B (DFB) and desferricoprogen (DFC) provided some information about the effects of the molecular framework of siderophores on their cobalt-binding ability. The oxidation of the central metal ion under basic conditions and investigation of the cobalt(III) complexes by cyclic voltammetry were also made. Compared to Fe(III), by several orders of magnitude, higher stability complexes were formed with Co(III). The possibility of any effect of the Co(III)-siderophore complex on microbial Fe(III) uptake was tested by investigation of the antifungal effect of Co(III)-DFC in comparison with that of CoCl₂ on two fungi cultures, Penicillium brevicompactum and Aspergillus fumigatus.     

Kinetic and mechanistic study of the reactions of palladium(II) chlorocomplexes with ethylenediamine in aqueous acid medium

The complexes PdCl₄^2?, PdCl₃(H₂O)^?, and PdCl₃(Ac)^2?, in rapid equilibrium with each other under the adopted experimental conditions, react with ethylenediamine according to the experimental rate law A reaction scheme is proposed involving the reaction of enH⁺ with each of the above species, and the specific rate constants are computed. The activation parameters are given.     

Oxidation of some monosaccharides by hexavalent manganese in aqueous alkaline medium: A kinetic and mechanistic study

The kinetics of oxidation of some monosaccharides viz., D-ribose, D-xylose, and D-arabinose, D-glucose, D-fructose, D-galactose, 2-deoxyglucose, and α-methyl glucopyranoside by MnO₄^2? in aqueous alkaline medium have been studied. The rate of oxidation has been found to be first-order both with respect to [oxidant] and [sugar]. The rate is independent of [OH^?] under experimental conditions of [OH^?] > 0.5 M where the oxidant is stable. The effect of ionic strength is negligible on the rate. A mechanism involving the formation of a 5-membered cyclic intermediate complex between MnO₄^2? and 1,2-enediol form of the sugar is proposed. The intermediate complex decomposes to give products in the subsequent slow step. The involvement of 1,2-enediol form receives support from the reaction of α-methyl glucopyranoside, which exists in ring structure in alkaline solution reacting much slower than glucose with MnO₄^2? under similar conditions. Second-order rate constant k″ and activation parameters have been evaluated. The series of reactions exhibits a clear demonstration of applicability of isokinetic phenomenon where Arrhenius plots for all the reactions are found to intersect at a common point (295 K). © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Oxidation of palladium(II) by hexacyanoferrate(III) in aqueous ethanoic acid: a mechanistic study

The oxidation of Pd^II by Fe(CN) ₆ ^3– has been studied in 55% MeCO₂H–H₂O containing 4.0 mol dm^–3 HCl, the oxidation being made possible by altering redox potentials. The active species of Pd^II and Fe(CN) ₆ ^3– are PdCl ₃ ^– and H₂Fe(CN) ₆ ^– , respectively. A possible mechanism is proposed and verified, and the reaction constants involved have been evaluated.