D. Stanisavljev et al., H-1-NMR MONITORING OF WATER BEHAVIOR DURING THE BRAY-LIEBHAFSKY OSCILLATORY REACTION, The journal of physical chemistry. A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory, 102(35), 1998, pp. 6883-6886
Proton NMR spectroscopy was used to monitor behavior of water during t
he oscillatiory part of the Bray-Liebhafsky (BL) reaction. A series of
H-1 NMR spectra showed the complex structure of the water signal with
periodic changes of the chemical shift and line splitting, which were
in agreement with the periodicity of the BL reaction obtained by pote
ntiometric measurements. An analysis of known intermediates in the BL
reaction indicated that oxygen formation both as dissolved and in form
of bubbles has the dominant effect on NMR spectra. In addition, certa
in restructuring of water was observed during oscillations, suggesting
the subtle role of water in the mechanism of the BL reaction and poin
ting out to the importance of the NMR techniques in investigation of t
he chemical oscillators.