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Oxidation of thiourea and thioacetamide by octacyanomolybdate(v) anion in perchloric acid

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The kinetics of the reduction of octacyanomolybdate(V) anion by thiourea and thioacetamide have been studied in aqueous HClO4 at constant ionic strengthI=0.10 mol dm−3 (NaClO4). The rate of oxidation of these substrates by the oxidant shows a first order dependence in both the oxidant and the substrates and while the thiourea system exhibits an inverse first-order dependence on [H+] that of thioacetamide is found to be first-order in [H+]. The variation observed in [H+] dependences in these reactions is attributed to the nature of the thiourea in the pH range used in this study and the inductive effect of the methyl group in thioacetamide. A mechanistic interpretation of these observations is advanced.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

    M. Adegboyega Olatunji & Rosaline C. Okechukwu

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Olatunji, M.A., Okechukwu, R.C. Oxidation of thiourea and thioacetamide by octacyanomolybdate(v) anion in perchloric acid. Transition Met Chem 12, 205–209 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01023530

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