title: The kinetics and mechanism of the ferrate(VI) oxidation of hydroxylamines.
abstract: Aqueous solutions of potassium ferrate(VI) cleanly and rapidly oxidize hydroxylamine to nitrous oxide, N-methylhydroxylamine to nitrosomethane, N-phenylhydroxylamine to nitrosobenzene, and O-methylhydroxylamine to methanol and nitrogen. The kinetics show first-order behavior with respect to each reactant and a two term component representing acid dependent and independent pathways. A general mechanism involving intermediate formation coupled with a two-electron oxidation is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, USA. johnson@nmsu.edu
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Brooks J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Hornstein