The complexes CodptX 3 and [Codpt(H 2O)X 2]ClO 4 (X = Cl, Br; dpt = dipropylenetriamine = NH(CH 2CH 2CH 2NH 2) 2) have been prepared and characterized. Rate constants (s −1) for aqueous solution at 25 °C and μ = 0.5 M (NaClO 4), for the acid-independent sequential ractions. ▪ have been measured spectrophotometrically. For X = Cl: k 1 ⋍ 2 × 10 −2, k 2 = 1.7 × 10 −4 and k 3 = 4.8 × 10 −6, and for X = Br: k 1 ⋍ 2 × 10 −2, k 2 = 5.25 × 10 −4 and k 3 = 2.5 × 10 −5 The primary equation was found to be acid independent, while the secondary and tertiary aquations were acid-inhibited reactions. For the second step, the rate of the reaction was given by the rate equation ▪ where C t is the complex concentration in the aqua-and hydroxodihalo species, k′ 2 is the rate constant for the acid-dependent pathway and K a is the equilibrium constant between the hydroxo and aqua complex ions. The activation parameters were evaluated, for X = Cl: Δ H ≠ 2 = 106.3 ± 0.4 kJ mol −1 and Δ S ≠ 2 = 40.2 ± 1.7 J K −1 mol −, and for X = Br: Δ H ≠ 2 = 91.6 ± 0.4 kJ mol −1 and Δ S ≠ 2 = 0.4 ± 1.7 J K −1 mol −1. The results are discussed and detailed comparisons of the reactivities of these complexes with other haloaminecobalt(III) species are presented.
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