Intermediate oxides properties

The reduction of dioxygen to its fully reduced form, H20, requires the transfer of 4 electrons, and the transfer may proceed via a series of intermediate oxidation states, such as 02 /H00, HOO /HOOH, 0 /OH. These reduced forms of oxygen exhibit different redox properties and in the presence of substrate(s) and/or catalyst(s) may open different reaction paths for the electron transfer process. Fast proton transfer reactions between the corresponding acid-base pairs can introduce composite pH dependencies into the kinetic and stoichiometric characteristics of these systems. 

However, a change in the oxidation state of these species does not alter either the period-four oscillation of 0 yields in a series of flashes, provided that the flashes are sufficiently closely spaced (16), or the EPR spectral properties of the 2 state (18). Moreover, EPR (17-31) and X-ray absorption (32-38) studies have shown that Mn is oxidized in the to 2 transition. Hence, it appears that the S states should be interpreted in terms of distinct intermediate oxidation states of the Mn complex (see below). 

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Intermediate in properties between lhe eleclrovalent and covalent bonds discussed above is the semi-covalent hond (also called dative or polarized ionic bond). It is formed when both electrons that constitute the bonding pair are supplied by one of Ihe atoms An example is the formation of amine oxides between tertiary amines and oxygen, in which both electrons are donated by the nitrogen atom. Such bonds naturally exhibit electrical polarity. They are members ol ihe large class of heleropolar bonds characieriz.ed by an unequal distribution of charge due to a displacement of... 

Radical cations are strongly oxidizing intermediates, but also after deprotonation at a heteroatom (in the present systems at nitrogen) some of this oxidizing property remains. Thus a common feature of these intermediates is that they are readily reduced by good electron donors. Since the heteroatom-centered radicals and the radical cations are always in equilibrium, it is, at least in principle, possible that such intermediates react with water at another site (canonical mesomelic form), that is at carbon. This reaction leads to OH-adduct radicals. Although deprotonation at a heteroatom is usually faster (but also reversible) than deprotonation at carbon, the latter reaction is typically "irreversible". This also holds for a deprotonation at methyl (in Thy). 

The reactions of-OH-induced radicals of purine deoxyribonucleosides with nitroxyl radicals (for rate constants, see Brustad et al. 1972) have been studied with, for example, TAN, and it has been observed that the FAPY-products are no longer formed to a significant extent, and in the case of dAdo the formation of 8-oxo-A is enhanced (Berger and Cadet 1983b). This further supports the oxidizing properties of the nitroxyl radicals, although the formation of an adduct as an intermediate is very likely, considering that in the case of pyrimidine-derived radicals stable adducts have been observed (Cadet et al. 1979). 

Being primary, stable, intermediate oxidation products and owing to the simplicity of their dissociation to free radicals, peroxide compounds HOOH, ROOH, ROOR (where R is alkyl, acyl, arylacyl fragments or their derivatives) possess favorable initiation properties in chain oxidation and polymerization reactions. 

In addition to H202, there may also be formation of the radical intermediates Of and 02H", all of which may accelerate the reaction because of their strong oxidizing properties. Dimer D4 is more stable under these conditions and is also resistant to... 

As NN has strong oxidative properties [10], the generation of radicals can take place by an electron transfer from donor fimctional groups with the formation of intermediate radical cations ... 

The general subject includes as a proper part problems of specific chemistry such as are encounted in the reaction, for example, of Fe++ with MnOi What are the steps by which the system proceeds to the final products, and what are the properties of the intermediate oxidation states of Mn (or of Fe) which must be involved for such a complex over-all reaction Important for inorganic chemistry as such questions are, for the most part they have been set aside, and attention is directed rather to the description of the individual steps. Given a process of simple order, we shall consider questions such as these What is the closest distance of approach of oxidant and reductant What is the arrangement of other groups besides the reactant metal ions in the activated complex What motions of these groups are necessary to consummate the reaction How are the... 

Mechanistic information on formation and reactivity of polyperoxometalate intermediates Second paper in a series investigates influence of j2, /-peroxo groups on the catalytic oxidation properties of title compounds... 

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