Research Letter

Mechanistic Aspects of Osmium(VIII) Catalyzed Oxidation of L-Tryptophan by Diperiodatocuprate(III) in Aqueous Alkaline Medium: A Kinetic Model

Table 1

Effects of [DPC], [L-trp], [OH], [ I O 4 ],  and [Os(VIII)]  on the osmium(VIII) catalyzed oxidation of L-trp by DPC in alkaline medium at 298 K, I  =  0.20 mol dm−3.

105 [ DPC ] (mol dm−3)104 [ L-trp ] (mol dm−3) [ OH ] (mol dm−3)104 [ I O 4 ] (mol dm−3)106 [ Os(VIII) ] (mol dm−3)102 𝑘 𝑇 (s−1)103 𝑘 𝑈 (s−1)102 𝑘 𝐶 (s−1)

FoundCalculated

1.0 5.0 0.15.0 8.01.90 5.84 1.32 1.34
3.0 5.0 0.15.0 8.01.91 5.81 1.34 1.34
5.0 5.0 0.15.0 8.01.89 5.70 1.32 1.34
7.0 5.0 0.15.0 8.01.96 5.75 1.39 1.34
10 5.0 0.15.0 8.01.89 5.91 1.30 1.34
5.0 1.0 0.15.0 8.00.61 1.34 0.47 0.44
5.0 3.00.15.0 8.01.45 3.801.10 0.99
5.0 5.0 0.15.0 8.01.89 5.70 1.32 1.34
5.0 7.0 0.15.0 8.02.28 6.83 1.56 1.54
5.0 10 0.15.0 8.02.69 8.821.81 1.75
5.05.00.02 5.0 8.01.688.23 0.87 0.85
5.0 5.00.06 5.0 8.01.72 6.59 1.05 1.13
5.05.00.1 5.0 8.01.89 5.70 1.32 1.34
5.0 5.00.155.08.01.96 5.19 1.45 1.39
5.0 5.00.2 5.0 8.02.01 4.45 1.56 1.47
5.0 5.00.1 1.08.02.92 11.44 1.77 1.83
5.0 5.00.13.0 8.02.458.061.64 1.53
5.0 5.00.15.08.0 1.89 5.701.32 1.34
5.0 5.00.17.0 8.01.66 4.83 1.18 1.16
5.0 5.00.110.0 8.01.373.72 0.99 0.98
5.0 5.00.15.0 3.0 1.18 5.70 0.61 0.60
5.0 5.00.15.0 5.01.57 5.70 1.00 0.96
5.05.00.15.0 8.0 1.89 5.701.32 1.34
5.0 5.00.15.0 10.02.94 5.70 2.37 2.29
5.05.00.15.0154.015.703.343.38