title: Kinetics of dissociation of magnesium aminocarboxylate complexes.
abstract: The kinetics of dissociation of magnesium aminocarboxylate complexes of the EDTA type have been examined and the results used to determine the rate constants for formation of the complexes and to find the rate-determining steps in the mechanism. The results indicate that loss of the first water molecule from the hydration sheath of the magnesium ion and formation of the first metal-ligand bond is the rate-determining step.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, U.S.A.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Cherwin