Adrian Topolski

Insight into the degradation of a manganese(III)-citrate complex in aqueous solutions

Kinetics of the electron transfer process between citrates and manganese(III) ions has been studied in acidic aqueous solutions. Acidification of the reaction mixture increased the reaction rate. The reaction is dependent on pH because there are two main protolytic forms of the Mn(III)-citrate complex in the studied pH range (4.5–6.5). Reduction potentials of Mn(III)/Mn(II) system in acidic and basic solutions as well as protolytic equilibria play a crucial role in understanding the pH profile of the studied system. The rate constants for Mn(III)citH and Mn(III)citH2+ species degradation processes are presented (citH3− and citH22− are trivalent and divalent anions of citric acid, citH4, respectively). Protolytic constant (expressed as pK′a) for Mn(III)citH protonation is estimated and discussed.

Kinetics of chloride substitution in [Pt(bpma)Cl]+ and [Pt(gly-met-S,N,N)Cl] complexes by thiourea, nitrites, and iodides

Substitution of chloride in [PtCl(bpma)]+ and [PtCl(gly-met-S,N,N)], where bpma is bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine and gly-met-S,N,N is glycyl-l-methionine, was studied as a function of the entering nucleophile concentration and temperature. Reactions between the platinum(II) complexes and thiourea (TU), iodides (I−), and nitrites(III) (NO2−) were carried out in aqueous solutions using conventional UV-VIS spectrophotometry. Suitable ionic conditions were reached by an addition of 0.1 M NaClO4 and 0.01 M NaCl (to suppress hydrolysis). The second-order rate constants, k2, for the studied reactions with NO2− varied between 0.036–0.038 M−1 s−1, and for the reactions with TU between 0.095–1.06 M−1 s−1, respectively. The reaction between TU and the [PtCl(bpma)]+ ion is ten times faster than that of the [PtCl(gly-met-S,N,N)] complex. An analysis of the activation parameters, ΔH≠ and ΔS≠, for the selected reactions clearly shows their associative nature.