Research Letter

Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Leucine and Alanine by Ag(III) Complex in Alkaline Medium

Table 2

Thermodynamic activation parameters for the oxidation of leucine and alanine by Ag(III) complex in alkaline medium.

Thermodynamic activation parameters

Reaction for oxidation of leucine
Temperature (K) 1 0 𝑘 / ( M 1 s 1 )
298.22.75 𝐸 a / ( K J m o l 1 ) 5 9 . 3 4 ± 4 . 3 7
303.24.10 𝐻 # / ( K J m o l 1 ) 5 6 . 8 6 ± 4 . 3 7
308.26.54 𝑆 # / ( J K 1 m o l 1 ) 6 4 . 8 3 ± 1 4 . 3
313.28.40 1 0 3 K 1 / ( m o l L 1 ) 2 7 . 0 9 ± 0 . 4 2

Reaction for oxidation of alanine

Temperature (K) 1 0 𝑘 / ( M 1 s 1 )
298.25.93 𝐸 a / ( K J m o l 1 ) 6 0 . 9 5 ± 3 . 1 5
303.28.47 𝐻 # / ( K J m o l 1 ) 5 8 . 4 7 ± 3 . 1 5
308.212.3 𝑆 # / ( J K 1 m o l 1 ) 5 3 . 4 0 ± 1 0 . 3 1
313.219.4 1 0 3 K 1 / ( m o l L 1 ) 2 6 . 4 4 ± 0 . 4 9