The reactivity of co-ordinated oxalate. Part VI. Acid-catalysed aquation of the trisoxalatocobaltate(III) anion
Abstract
The stoicheiometry of the acid-catalysed aquation of the trisoxalatocobaltate(III) anion is represented by 10H++ 2Co(C2O4)33–⇌ 2Co2++ 5H2C2O4+ 2CO2. The rate of aquation is repressed by addition of oxalate ions and therefore a reversible dissociation yielding oxalate ions precedes the electron-transfer step.