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Autoxidation kinetics of aqueous nitric oxide
Author(s) -
Ford Peter C.,
Wink David A.,
Stanbury David M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(93)81748-o
Subject(s) - autoxidation , kinetics , nitric oxide , aqueous solution , chemistry , nitric acid , rate equation , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Reports on the kinetics of the autoxidation of aqueous nitric oxide are discussed. It is concluded that the correct rate law is ‐d[NO]/d t = 4 k aq [NO] 2 [O 2 ] with k aq = 2 × 10 6 M −2 · s −1 at 25°C and that a recent report of a rate law zero order in NO is incorrect.