Hydrolysis of Phosphate Esters Bound to Cobalt(III). Kinetics and Mechanism of Intramolecular Attack of Hydroxide on Coordinated 4-Nitrophenyl Phosphate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00363a021

The hydrolysis of coordinated 4-nitrophenyl phosphate ester in cis-has been studied over the pH range 7-14 by 31P NMR spectroscopy and by monitoring nitrophenol release at 400 nm.Intramolecular attack by 18O labeled coordinated hyd