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Continuous Flow Chemistry: Reaction of Diphenyldiazomethane with p-Nitrobenzoic Acid
Published on: November 15, 2017
Kinetic and thermodynamic study of the behaviour of diphenylcarbazide in aqueous solution with pH
P Salinas-Hernández1, A Rojas-Hernández, M T Ramírez-Silva
1Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, San Rafael Atlixco No 186, Col. Vicentina, Iztapalapa. A. P. 55-534, 09340 México, D.F. Mexico.
Abstract:
In order to find out about the chemical behaviour of the diphenylcarbazide (DPCI) in water, kinetic and thermodynamic studies were carried out using UV-Vis spectrophotometry within the 0-12 pH range. The kinetic parameters and acidity constant were then determined, and the results show that a pseudo first order reaction rate was observed during hydroxilation, while the reaction rate was also observed to increase with the pH. The acidity constant obtained with the aid of SQUAD was pK(a)=10.718+/-0.027.
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