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Kinetics and mechanism of the conversion of a coordinated thiol to a coordinated disulfide by the one-equivalent oxidants neptunium(VI) and cobalt(III) in aqueous perchloric acid

Journal Article · · Inorg. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic50161a040· OSTI ID:7355063

Reaction of excess (2-mercaptoethylamine-N,S)bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III), I, with the 1-equiv oxidant Np(VI) (or Co/sup 3 +/(aq)) in aqueous perchloric acid media is shown to lead to (2-aminoethyl-N 2-ammonioethyl disulfide-S/sup 1/) bis(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III), II, according to the stoichiometry 5H/sup +/ + 2I + Np(VI) ..-->.. II + Co/sup 2 +/(aq) + Np(V) + 2enH/sub 2//sup 2 +/. This reaction follows the rate law -d(I)/dt = k'' (I) (oxidant). For Np(VI) as oxidant k'' is independent of (H/sup +/); at 25/sup 0/C, ..mu.. = 1.00 M (LiClO/sub 4/), k'' = k/sub 0/ = 2842 +- 15 M/sup -1/ s/sup -1/, ..delta..H/sub 0/* = 7.57 +- 0.08 kcal/mol, and ..delta..S/sub 0/* = -17.4 +- 0.3 eu. For Co/sup 3 +/(aq) as oxidant, k'' = k/sub 0/ + k/sub -1/(H/sup +/)/sup -1/ where the inverse acid path is taken to reflect oxidation by CoOH/sup 2 +/(aq); at 25/sup 0/C, ..mu.. = 1.00 M (LiClO/sub 4/), k/sub 0/ = 933 +- 32 M/sup -1/ s/sup -1/, k/sub -1/ = 1152 +- 22 s/sup -1/, ..delta..H/sub 0/* = 12.5 +- 0.7 kcal/mol, ..delta..H*/sub -1/ = 18.0 +- 0.4 kcal/mol, ..delta..S/sub 0/*= -3.1 +- 2.4 eu, and ..delta..S*/sub -1/ = 15.8 +- 1.2 eu. It is proposed that the conversion of I to II proceeds by initial 1-equiv oxidation of the coordinated thiol, reaction of the resultant coordinated thiol radical (RS.) with additional I to form a relatively stable radical ion dimer (RSSR./sup -/), and then internal electron transfer within the dimer to yield Co/sup 2 +/(aq) and II which contains a coordinated disulfide. The possible generality of this mechanism and its relevance to biological metal-thiol-disulfide interactions are noted.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL
OSTI ID:
7355063
Journal Information:
Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Inorg. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 15:7; ISSN INOCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English