Identification of Reaction Products and Stoichiometry of the Overall Process in the Methylmalonic Acid Belousov-Zhabotinsky Oscillator. A 1H NMR Study

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/j100250a025

By using 1H NMR the main products in the methylmalonic acid Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction were found to be bromomethylmalonic acid (BrMeMA) and acetic acid, besides formic acid, and traces of undefined products.When the reaction is complete, the final concentration ratio between BrMeMA and acetic acid was found to be / = 1.5, which is predicted by the Field-Koeroes-Noyes (FKN) theory.The stoichiometry between reactant and recorded product concentrations is in excellent agreement with the FKN theory.