title: Autocatalysis and self-inhibition: coupled kinetic phenomena in the chlorite-tetrathionate reaction.
abstract: The initial rate of formation of chlorine dioxide in the chlorite-tetrathionate reaction changes in an unusual fashion. The formal kinetic order of both reactants varies over a very wide range. Moreover, chlorite ion behaves not just as a simple reactant, but also as a self-inhibitor. A five-step scheme, derived from an eight-step mechanism, is proposed in which the autocatalytic formation of HOCl plays a central role in accounting for this kinetic behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Phsyical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged P.O. Box 105, H-6701, Hungary.
authors.forename: Attila K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Horváth
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nagypál
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peintler
authors.forename: Irving R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Epstein