Studies on the reaction kinetics and the mechanism of hydrolysis of bis(4-nitrophenyl) phosphate (BNPP) catalyzed by oxamido-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes in micellar solution

Author: Xie J-q.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0340-4285

Source: Transition Metal Chemistry, Vol.28, Iss.7, 2003-10, pp. : 782-787

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Abstract

Oxamido-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes, used as symmetric two-center catalysts for the cleavage of BNPP, were synthesized and characterized. The reaction kinetics and the mechanism of hydrolysis of BNPP catalyzed by metallomicelles, made from complex (A) or (B) and a surfactant (LSS or CTAB), were investigated. A kinetic mathematical model for BNPP cleavage was also proposed. The results showed that the reaction rate for the catalytic hydrolysis of BNPP, compared with spontaneous hydrolysis of BNPP, increased by a factor of ca. 1 × 106 due to the synergistic effect of two copper ions in the complex and the local concentration effect of the micelle. The study indicates that the metallomicelle-containing oxamido-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complex may be a potential catalyst for the hydrolysis of BNPP.

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