Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of thiosulphate by hexachloroplatinate(IV)

Summary Rate constants for the oxidation of thiosulphate by hexachloroplatinate(IV) have been measured. The kinetics of the oxidation of thiosulphate follow a second-order rate law, first order with respect to thiosulphate and first order with respect to platinum(IV). The influence of pH is small. The rates are found to depend on the nature and concentration of the cations and follow the order: Cs⁺>Rb⁺>K⁺>Na⁺>Li⁺. The activation parameters calculated from the temperature studies are: H=42.9 k J mol^–1 and S=–102 JK^–1 mol^–1. A mechanism of the reaction in terms of intermediate formation of free radicals followed by the formation of tetrathionate is postulated to explain the kinetic behaviour.     

Rhenium,part XIV. Studies on the action of hydrogen halides on [ReO2en2]+

Summary The products from the reaction oftrans-dioxobis(ethylenediamine)rhenium(V) halides with hydrogen halides have been investigated. Dilute (2M) and concentrated hydrochloric acid react with (ReO₂en₂)Cl in the cold to give ReO(OH)enCl₂ and IRe(OH)₂enCl₂]Cl respectively, while with hot 6M HCl [ReOCl₅]^2– is formed. Dilute solutions of HX protonate [ReO₂en₂]X (X = Br and I) giving [ReO(OH)en₂]X₂ which are converted slowly into ReO(OH)enBr₂ and [ReO(OH)en2](I₃)₂. Hot and concentrated solutions of HX reduce Re^v in (ReO₂en2 )X (X = Br and I) giving enH₂(ReBr₆) and ReI₄en. The thermal decomposition of (ReO₂en₂)X (X = Cl, Br and I) has been studied by thermogravimetry and a polymeric compound, Re₂O₇en₂, has been isolated by heating (ReO₂en₂)X at 200°. The compounds have been characterised by molecular conductivities, magnetic susceptibility and i.r. spectra.     

Static dipole polarizabilities of open-shell negative ions

Summary Dipole polarizability estimates at have been calculated for the 2p and 3p open-shell negative ions in their ground and valence excited states. To complete the sequence such estimates for F^– and Cl^– in their ground¹ S state have also been made. Single configuration based linear response theory has been adopted presently with a view to study the effect of RPA-type correlations on the polarizabilities of such systems. For the 3p open-shell systems the innermost 1s core has been kept frozen. Most of the results are reported for the first time. Agreement with existing data, wherever available, is reasonable. The convergence of the polarizability estimates towards basis sets has been studied.     

Spectrophotometric determination of vanadium with n-benzoyl-o-tolylhydroxylamine

N-Benzoyl-o-tolylhydroxylamine is shown to provide a virtually specific reagent for the spectrophotometric determination of vanadium. The reddish-violet complex formed with the reagent in 4–8 N hydrochloric acid after extraction with chloroform shows absorption maxima at 510 mm, and obeyes Beer's law from 0.5 to 10 μg with an optimum range of 2–10 μg; the percent relative error is 2.7. The sensitivity is 0.0108 μg V/cm². The complex contains the metal and the reagent in a ratio of 1:2 and the dissociation constant is of the order of 10^-9.     

Studies on the feasibility of production of57Co by alpha bombardment of Mn and Ni targets

We have studied the feasibility of producing⁵⁷Co (271.3 d) via the⁵⁵Mn(, 2n)⁵⁷Co reaction (⁵⁵Mn–100%). The thick target yield of⁵⁷Co in the 28 to 18 MeV energy region was measured as 3.87 Ci/Ah. However, the proximity and overlap of the excitation functions for (, n), (, 2n) and (, 3n) reactions on⁵⁵Mn are such that the production of pure⁵⁷Co in high yields free of⁵⁸Co (70.8 d) and⁵⁶Co (78.8 d) has not been feasible. We have also studied a new method for ancillary production of⁵⁷Co via the reactions⁵⁸Ni(, p)⁵⁷Co and during the course of producing⁶²Zn by⁶⁰Ni(, 2n)⁶²Zn reaction. In this case the yield of⁵⁷Co of reasonable purity has been up to 1 Ci/Ah.     

Kinetics and mechanism of complex formation between O-bonded cis-(diglycinato)bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) and α-cis-(diglycinato) (triethylenetetramine)cobalt(III) with nickel(II) in aqueous medium

Summary The kinetics of reversible complexation of Ni(OH₂) _inf6 ^sup2+ with oxygen-bonded glycinatocobalt(III) substrates N₄-Co(glyH)gly²⁺ [N₄ = (en)₂ or trien; glyH = H₃N⁺CH₂-COO^–] have been investigated by the stopped-flow technique in the 20–35° C range, at pH = 6.08–6.82 and I = 0.3 mol dm^–3. The formation of N₄Co(glyH)glyNi⁴⁺ occurred via the reaction of Ni(OH₂) _inf6 ^sup2+ with the deprotonated form of the cobalt(III) substrates, N₄Co-(glyH)gly²⁺. The rate and activation parameters for the formation and dissociation of the binuclear species are reported. The formation rate constants k _f (at 25° C), activation enthalpy and entropy H , S for N₄Co-(glyH)glyNi⁴⁺ are 320±49, 341 ± 52dm³mol^–1 s^–1, 78 ± 7, 79 ± 5 kJmol^–1 and 64 ± 24, 69 ± 18 JK^–1 mol^–1 for the ethylenediamine and triethylenetetraminecobalt(III) substrates, respectively. This result indicates that the rate and activation parameters are virtually independent of the nature of N₄ moities, which strongly suggests that the formation of mono-bonded species occurs via entry of one of the pendant NH₂ groups into the coordination sphere of nickel(II) via a rate-limiting Ni-OH₂ bond dissociation mechanism (I_d). The binuclear species exist in dynamic equilibrium between the monodentate and chelated forms, with the chelate form predominating. The low values of spontaneous dissociation rate constant for the binuclear species (k _r- 0.095^–1 at 25° C) in comparison with the high values of dissociation rate constants of monodentate nickel(II) complexes reported in the literature also support the chelate nature of the binuclear species.     

The determination of inorganic arsenic in water by thermal neutron activation analysis

A simple method is presented for the determination of inorganic arsenic in water samples. The lower limit of determination is 0.01 μg·1⁻¹. Penta-and trivalent arsenic ions as well as arsenic acid substituted with aromatic ligands are collected by coprecipitation with Fe(OH)₃. After irradiation the arsenic is separated from the iron by adsorption to Al₂O₃. The overall efficiency is (97∓1)%. The procedure takes one day per ∼20 samples. It has been checked by standard addition. Data for sea- and surface-water are given. As the concentration of aromatic arsenic-compounds is very small in comparison to that of the inorganic species, it does not affect the result of the determination.