Hydrolysis of cis-dichlorobis(bipyridyl)-cobalt(III) and -chromium(III) ions, and of their phenanthroline analogues with and without a catalyst

Abstract

Hydrolysis of the dichlorobis(bipyridyl)-cobalt(III) and -chromium(III) ions and their phenanthroline analogues is slow without a catalyst, but is fast in the presence of the corresponding metal(II) complexes: for the metal(III) complexes the hydrolysis is also base-catalysed, even though a conjugate base mechanism is not possible.