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Nickel peroxide: A more probable intermediate in the Ni(II)‐catalyzed decomposition of peroxomonosulfate
Author(s) -
Thendral P.,
Shailaja S.,
Ramachandran M. S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of chemical kinetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1097-4601
pISSN - 0538-8066
DOI - 10.1002/kin.20243
Subject(s) - chemistry , nickel , peroxide , catalysis , kinetics , inorganic chemistry , hydrogen peroxide , hydrolysis , decomposition , ion , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , physics
The Ni(II) ion catalyzed thermal decomposition of peroxomonosulfate (PMS) was studied in the pH range 3.42–5.89. The rate is first order in [PMS] and Ni(II) ion concentrations. At pH greater than or equal to 5.23, the reaction becomes zero order in [PMS] and this changeover in the order of the reaction occurs at a higher concentration of nickel ions. The first‐order kinetics in PMS can be explained as a rate‐limiting step and is the transformation of nickel peroxomonosulfate into nickel peroxide. This peroxide intermediate reacts rapidly with another PMS to give oxygen and Ni(II). The formation of nickel peroxide is associated with a small negative or nearly zero entropy of activation. The zero‐order kinetics in [PMS] can be explained by the fact that the hydrolysis of aquated nickel(II) ions into hydroxocompounds is the rate‐limiting step. The turnover number is 2 at pH 3.42 and increases with pH. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 39: 320–237, 2007