Am. Balado et Fs. Jimenez, KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF ETHANE-1, 2-DIO L BY ALKALINE HEXACYANOFERRATE(III) USING RUTHENIUM(III) CHLORIDE AS CATALYST, Anales de quimica, 89(3), 1993, pp. 313-318
The kinetics of the oxidation reaction of ethane-1,2-diol by alkaline
hexacyanoferrate (III) was studied spectrophotometrically. The effects
of temperature and concentrations of hexacyanoferrate (III), diol, hi
droxide ions and catalyst on reaction rate were analyzed. These result
s sugget the formation of a complex between sustrate and ruthenium (II
I) especies, which undergoes disproportionation in the rate determinin
g step.