The kinetics of the oxidation of formate, oxalate, and malonate by |Ni
III(L
1)|
2+ (where HL
1 = 15-amino-3-methyl-4,7,10,13-tetraazapentadec-3-en-2-one oxime) were carried out over the regions pH 3.0–5.75, 2.80–5.50, and 2.50–7.58, respectively, at constant ionic strength and temperature 40°C. All the reactions are overall second-order with first-order on both the oxidant and reductant. A general rate law is given as -
d/dt|Ni
III(L
1)
2+| =
kobs|Ni
III(L
1)
2+| = (
kd +
nks |R|)|Ni
III(L
1)
2+|, where
kd is the auto-decomposition rate constant of the complex,
ks is the electron transfer rate constant,
n is the stoichiometric factor, and R is either formate, oxalate, or malonate. The reactivity of all the reacting species of the reductants in solution were evaluated choosing suitable pH regions. The reactivity orders are:
kHCOOH >
k;
k >
k >
k, and
k >
k <
k for the oxidation of formate, oxalate, and malonate, respectively, and these trends were explained considering the effect of hydrogen bonded adduct formation and thermodynamic potential. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 29: 225–230, 1997.
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