Open AccessKinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Leucine and Alanine by Ag(III) Complex in Alkaline Medium
Author(s) -
Chao Song,
Lei Chen,
Shan Ji
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
research letters in inorganic chemistry/research letters in inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1687-6814
pISSN - 1687-6806
DOI - 10.1155/2008/786857
Subject(s) - algorithm , chemistry , computer science
Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of leucine and alanine by Ag(III) complex were studied spectrophotometrically in alkaline medium at constant ion strength. The reaction was in first order with respect to Ag(III) complex and amino acids (leucine, alanine). The second-order rate constant, k−, decreased with the increasing in [OH−] and [IO4−]. A plausible mechanism was proposed from the kinetics study, and the rate equations derived from mechanism can explain all experimental phenomena. The activation parameters were calculated at 298.2 K