Rj. Bartholomew et al., A RAMAN SPECTRAL STUDY OF THE KINETICS OF DEUTERIUM-HYDROGEN EXCHANGEON THE FORMATE ANION AT ELEVATED-TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES, SPECT ACT A, 52(13), 1996, pp. 1695-1701
Raman spectra of the hydrogen-deuterium exchange reaction occurring in
the HCOO- -D2O system at elevated temperatures and pressures are repo
rted. The rate constants at four temperatures have been measured and f
rom these an activation energy of around 170 kJ mol(-1) has been calcu
lated. Exchange also takes place in the DCOO- -H2O system. The rate co
nstants at four temperatures indicate an activation energy of 93 kJ mo
l(-1).