Kinetics and mechanism of the osmium(VIII)-catalyzed oxidation of phosphite by hexacyanoferrate(III) ion in aqueous alkaline media
Abstract
The oxidation of phosphite by alkaline [Fe(CN)6]3– occurs with a measurable rate at 35 °C in the presence of OsVIII according to equation (i) and rate law (ii), where k is the rate constant and K3 is the equilibrium constant for 2[Fe(CN)6]3–+[HPO3]2–+ 2[OH]–→ 2[Fe(CN)6]4–+[HPO4]2–+ H2O (i), –d[Fe(CN)63–]/dt=