Organic Solutes in Aqueous Solutions

B62

B63

Oxalic acid

Stadlbauer, J.M., Barnabas, M.V. and Walker, D.C.
J. Phys. Chem.A, 1997, 101, 2442.

Reaction: HOOC-COOH + Mu ® HOOCC(OMu)OH

Type of reaction: addition to C=O of carboxylate group with Mu attached to an O atom

kMobs = (4.8 ± 0.4) x 108 dm3mol-1s-1  at pH = 0.52 (ca. 83% H2C2O4 and 17 % HC2O4-)

kMobs = (3.4 ± 0.3) x 108 dm3mol-1s-1  at pH = 1.0 (ca. 50 %) H2C2O4 and 50 % HC2O4-)

a)      Barnabas, M.V. and Walker, D.C. Can. J. Chem., 1991, 69, 1252.

kM(obs) = 2 x 109 dm3mol-1s-1    pH = 1.0

kM = (5.6 ± 0.6) x 108 dm3mol-1s-1    for H2C2O4 (value deduced)

KIE = kMobs / kHobs = 3.4 x 108 / 3.4 x 105 = 1000

KIE value indicate different routes for Mu and H atoms

kH(obs) = 3.4 x 105 dm3mol-1s-1 average of 2 values at  pH=1.0

from: www.rcdc.nd.edu/compilations/HAtom/H.htm

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