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The mercury(II) catalyzed ligand exchange reaction between hexacyanoferrate(II) and pyrazine in aqueous medium

Naik, R.M. and Tewari, R.K. and Singh, P.K. and Tewari, A. and Prasad, Surendra (2005) The mercury(II) catalyzed ligand exchange reaction between hexacyanoferrate(II) and pyrazine in aqueous medium. Transition Metal Chemistry, 30 (8). pp. 968-977. ISSN 0340-4285

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Abstract

The kinetic and mechanistic studies of HgII catalyzed exchange of coordinated cyanide in hexacyanoferrate(II) by pyrazine (Pz) were monitored by following the appearance of the yellow complex [Fe(CN)5Pz]3− at 440 nm corresponding to metal ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transitions at temp=25.0±0.1 °C, pH=2.5±0.02 and ionic strength, I=0.1 M (KNO3). The effect of pH, ionic strength and the concentrations of [Fe(CN)6]4− and Pz on the rate of reaction were also studied and explained. To investigate the dependency of catalytic activity of HgII, the initial rates were determined at several concentrations of HgII, keeping the concentration of other reactants constant. The kinetic observations suggest that the substitution follows an interchange dissociative (Id) mechanism and proceeds via formation of a solvent-bound intermediate. The repetitive spectral scan is also provided as evidence for the exchange of cyanide ions by pyrazine in [Fe(CN)6]4−. Activation parameters have also been evaluated and provided support for the proposed mechanistic scheme.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Depositing User: Ms Mereoni Camailakeba
Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2005 09:17
Last Modified: 16 Jul 2012 02:30
URI: http://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/3399
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