Kinetics and Mechanism of the Reaction between Chromium(III) and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid in Weak Acidic Aqueous Solutions

The reaction between chromium(III) and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,3-DHBA) takes place in at least three stages, involving various intermediates. The ligand (2,3-DHBA)-to-chromium(III) ratio in the final product of the reaction is 1 : 1. The first stage is suggested to be the reaction of [Cr(H2O)5(...

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Main Authors: Athinoula L. Petrou, Vladimiros Thoma, Konstantinos Tampouris
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/348692
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Konstantinos Tampouris
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description The reaction between chromium(III) and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,3-DHBA) takes place in at least three stages, involving various intermediates. The ligand (2,3-DHBA)-to-chromium(III) ratio in the final product of the reaction is 1 : 1. The first stage is suggested to be the reaction of [Cr(H2O)5(OH)]2+ with the ligand in weak acidic aqueous solutions that follows an Id mechanism. The second and third stages do not depend on the concentrations of chromium(III), and their activation parameters are ΔH≠=61.2±3.1 kJmol−1, ΔS≠=−91.1±11.0 JK−1mol−1, ΔH≠=124.5±8.7 kJmol−1, and ΔS≠=95.1±29.0 JK−1mol−1. These two stages are proposed to proceed via associative mechanisms. The positive value of ΔS≠ can be explained by the opening of a four-membered ring (positive entropy change) and the breaking of a hydrogen bond (positive entropy change) at the associative step of the replacement of the carboxyl group by the hydroxyl group at the chromium(III) center (negative entropy change in associative mechanisms). The reactions are accompanied by proton release, as shown by the pH decrease.
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spelling doaj-art-0d7152b50cd142bdbaeb63a951b42b3d2025-02-03T06:11:23ZengWileyBioinorganic Chemistry and Applications1565-36331687-479X2010-01-01201010.1155/2010/348692348692Kinetics and Mechanism of the Reaction between Chromium(III) and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid in Weak Acidic Aqueous SolutionsAthinoula L. Petrou0Vladimiros Thoma1Konstantinos Tampouris2Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis, 15771 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis, 15771 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis, 15771 Athens, GreeceThe reaction between chromium(III) and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,3-DHBA) takes place in at least three stages, involving various intermediates. The ligand (2,3-DHBA)-to-chromium(III) ratio in the final product of the reaction is 1 : 1. The first stage is suggested to be the reaction of [Cr(H2O)5(OH)]2+ with the ligand in weak acidic aqueous solutions that follows an Id mechanism. The second and third stages do not depend on the concentrations of chromium(III), and their activation parameters are ΔH≠=61.2±3.1 kJmol−1, ΔS≠=−91.1±11.0 JK−1mol−1, ΔH≠=124.5±8.7 kJmol−1, and ΔS≠=95.1±29.0 JK−1mol−1. These two stages are proposed to proceed via associative mechanisms. The positive value of ΔS≠ can be explained by the opening of a four-membered ring (positive entropy change) and the breaking of a hydrogen bond (positive entropy change) at the associative step of the replacement of the carboxyl group by the hydroxyl group at the chromium(III) center (negative entropy change in associative mechanisms). The reactions are accompanied by proton release, as shown by the pH decrease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/348692
spellingShingle Athinoula L. Petrou
Vladimiros Thoma
Konstantinos Tampouris
Kinetics and Mechanism of the Reaction between Chromium(III) and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid in Weak Acidic Aqueous Solutions
Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
title Kinetics and Mechanism of the Reaction between Chromium(III) and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid in Weak Acidic Aqueous Solutions
title_full Kinetics and Mechanism of the Reaction between Chromium(III) and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid in Weak Acidic Aqueous Solutions
title_fullStr Kinetics and Mechanism of the Reaction between Chromium(III) and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid in Weak Acidic Aqueous Solutions
title_full_unstemmed Kinetics and Mechanism of the Reaction between Chromium(III) and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid in Weak Acidic Aqueous Solutions
title_short Kinetics and Mechanism of the Reaction between Chromium(III) and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid in Weak Acidic Aqueous Solutions
title_sort kinetics and mechanism of the reaction between chromium iii and 2 3 dihydroxybenzoic acid in weak acidic aqueous solutions
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/348692
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