Frans F. Prinsloo, Jacobus J. Pienaar and Rudi van Eldik
The kinetics and mechanism of reduction of
tris(acetylacetonato)manganese(III)
[MnIII(acac)3] by
HONH(SO3)- and
HON(SO3)22- in aqueous solution
was studied as a function of pH, [SN oxide], [acac], temperature and
pressure. The oxidation of [MnII(acac)2] by one of
the oxidation products of
HON(SO3)22-, viz.
ON(SO3)22-, was studied as a
function of pH, [ON(SO3)22-],
[MnII], [MnIII] and pressure. The activation
parameters for the reduction by HONH(SO3)-
at pH 5.2, viz
ΔH‡ = 63
± 2 kJ mol-1,
ΔS
‡ =
8 ± 6 J K-1 mol-1
and ΔV
‡ =
-5.8 ± 0.5 cm3
mol-1, and for the oxidation by
ON(SO3)22-, viz.
ΔV
‡ = -
13.4 ± 0.7 cm3 mol-1,
are discussed in terms of the nature of the electron-transfer mechanism.
The kinetic data confirm the inner-sphere nature of the reactions when
SN oxides react with manganese(III) complexes in general.
Both the reduction and oxidation reactions are substitution-controlled
redox processes. Oxidation products are generated during the reduction
of the trivalent metal-ion species, which participate in the reoxidation
of the metal to its trivalent state. The results are discussed with
reference to data available for related reactions.