Inorganic oxygen

Respiration, or biological oxidation, is the use of oxygen as an electron receptor in the cataboHc degradation of an organic and can occur either aerobically or anaerobically. Aerobic respiration uses free oxygen as an electron receptor whereas anaerobic respiration uses inorganic oxygen. In both cases, however, water and carbon dioxide are the principal end products. 

Inorganic oxygen carriers as models for biological systems. G. McLendon and A. E. Martell, Coord. Chem. Rev., 1976,19, 1-39 (235). 

Mixtures of inorganic oxygenated compounds (halide oxides or oxide sulfides) or oxygen-rich organic compounds (alkyl oxalates) with sodium (or its alloy with potassium) are shock-sensitive explosives. 

XWi iMn039 (X = Si, Ge) forms an oxygen adduct in nonpolar solvents. This was claimed to be the first example of an inorganic oxygen carrier (255). Recently, it was reported that XWnCr039 reacted with PhIO, H202, or NaOCl to form XWn(Cr0)039 [Eq. (28)] ... 

Oxygenated Compounds. Mixtures of sodium with inorganic oxygenated compounds or oxygen-rich organic compounds are shock-sensitive explosives.30... 

McLendon G, MarteU AE (1976) Inorganic oxygen carriers as models for biological systems. Coord Chem Rev 19 1-8 McLendon G, Harris W, MarteU AE (1976) Dioxygen compl-exation by cobalt amino acid and peptide complexes. 1. Stoichiometry and equilibria. J Am Chem Soc 98 8379-8386... 

Figure 2.5.6 Examples of (a) dimeric (b) tetrameric (c) hexameric and organotin assemblies bridged by inorganic oxygen-containing connectors...

Oxygen may also be determined by neutron activation analysis (Anders and Briden, 1964). This approach determines inorganic oxygen as effectively as organic oxygen. Fluorine presents a serious interference with this method. Of course, the considerations of moisture are still important. 

Ricci, J.E. (1948) The aqueous ionization constants of inorganic oxygen acids, J. 

A. Kossiakoff and D. Marker, The calculation of the ionization constants of inorganic oxygen acids from their structures, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 60 (1938), pp. 2047-2055. 

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