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Title: Mechanism of oxygen-18 exchange between water and the vanadium(V) oxyanion: V/sub 10/O/sub 28//sup 6 -/

Journal Article · · Inorg. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic50183a014· OSTI ID:6856000

The rate of isotopic oxygen exchange between water and the discrete polyanion V/sub 10/O/sub 28//sup 6 -/ has a half-life of approximately 15 h at 25/sup 0/C, 0.01 M, with all oxygens being equivalent. At constant pH the overall rate of exchange is first order in (V/sub 10/O/sub 28//sup 6 -/)/sub T/ with a small ionic strength dependence. The rate of exchange is nearly constant in the pH range 4.0 to 6.3, increases dramatically with increasing hydrogen ion concentration below pH approximately 4.0, and decreases above pH approximately 6.3, reaching essentially zero at pH greater than 10.0. This behavior is discussed in terms of the protonated species present in the pH range (2.5 to 10.0). Comparison of the kinetics of depolymerization and exchange of the ion in slightly basic media suggests a ''common intermediate'' mechanism involving the one-ended dissociation of a V/sub 4/ group leading to dissociation and/or exchange. This mechanism provides for the exchange equivalency of all oxygens and is consistent with the activation parameters: ..delta..V/sup 2 +/ = -5.0 +- 2 cm/sup 3//mol, ..delta..H/sup 2 +/ = 21 +- 0.5 kcal/mol, ..delta..S/sup 2 +/ = -7 +- 0.5 cal/(mol K). A definitive /sup 49/VO/sub 4//sup 3 -/ transfer experiment during exchange and dissociation is in agreement with this mechanism.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Missouri, Columbia
OSTI ID:
6856000
Journal Information:
Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 17:5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English