ISSN:
0538-8066
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Physical Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The kinetics of oxidation of several substituted quinols by a series of Tris(1,10-phenanthroline)iron(III) complexes has been investigated with a stopped-flow technique at 6.0 and 20.0°C. The reactions were found to be first order on both reactants and independent of acidity. The second-order specific rate constants were strongly dependent on free energy of reaction. An interpretation of the mechanism in the light of Marcus theory has been developed. The first electron abstraction with semiquinone radical formation has been suggested as the rate-determining step, and on this basis, intrinsic parameters of the reactions have been derived. A good agreement was found between experimental and computed data.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/kin.550090206
