Abstract
Solutions of 4-aminoazobenzene-4'-sulphonic acid were reduced by controlled potential electrolysis at a mercury cathode, and the disproportionation rate of the hydrazo derivative determined by spectrophotometry and polarography. The kinetics of the reaction were found to be first-order with respect to both hydrazo and hydrogen ion concentrations, although the overall reaction involved two molecules of the hydrazo compound. In the rate law, -d[hydrazo]/dt = k[H+][hydrazo], k was calculated to be (5.0�0.3) x 106 l. mole-1 sec-1 from spectrophotometric measurements, and (4.5�0.5) x 106 l. mole-1 sec-1 by polarography (25�). A reaction mechanism based on a rate determining step involving a quinonediimine intermediate has been proposed. Another value of the disproportionation rate constant was obtained from the effect of drop time on the limiting currents of 4-aminoazobenzene-4'-sulphonic acid at the dropping mercury electrode. A value of k of (22�5) x 106 l. mole-1 sec-1 was determined by this method. Reasons for the discrepancy between this result, and those found by direct measurement, are discussed.
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