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Kinetics and Mechanism of Polarographic Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds in Aqueous Alcoholic Medium
Ratan, Ram,Rani, Rama,Singh, Mukhtar
, p. 664 - 670 (2007/10/02)
Polarographic reduction of nitrobenzene, ortho-, meta- and para- chloronitrobenzenes, nitrotoluenes, nitrophenols and nitrobenzaldehydes has been studied in 25percent (v/v) aqueous ethanolic solutions, using Britton-Robinson (BR) buffer of varying pH values.KCl (0.1 M) has been used as the supporting electrolyte and Triton X-100 (0.001percent) as the maxima suppressor.The potential-dependent rate constant, kf,h has been calculated by Koutecky's method at different pH values and the values of kinetic parameters (αna and kf,h) have been calculated from logkf,h versus Ed.e. plots which are linear thereby suggesting that only a single rate-determining step is involved in the electrode process of each depolarizer.Based on the values of kinetic parameter, αna and the variation of E1/2 with pH, the stoichiometry of the rate-determining step has been established.This has led to the postulation of a tentative mechanism for the polarographic reduction of each depolarizer.Besides, the effect of the nature and position of various substituents, viz.Cl, CH3, OH and CHO on the kinetics of the polarographic reduction of NO2 group has been investigated.
