Abstract
The kinetics of oxidation of tyrosine by Fe(CN)63-have been studied in 40% AcOH-H2O containing 4.0 mol dm-3HCl. The oxidation is made possible by varying the difference in redox potential by adding HCl and AcOH to the reaction mixture. The reaction is first order with respect to [Fe(CN)63-and fractional (0.72) order with respect to [tyrosine]. Increasing the acid concentration at constant chloride concentration accelerates the reaction. The order with respect to acid concentration is nearly two and H2Fe(CN)6-is regarded as the active oxidant. The initially formed product, Fe(CN)64-retards the reaction. A suitable mechanism is proposed and the reaction constants of the different steps involved have been evaluated. Activation parameters have also been calculated with respect to the slow step of the mechanism and discussed.
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