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The situation outlined above is subject to dramatic changes in the presence of some transition metal ions. Therefore, as seen for many other phenolics, in the presence of small concentrations of copper or iron ions, a steep increase in the autoxidation rate for HA could be expected. The mechanisms by which copper and iron catalyse the autoxidation of phenolics do not follow the same routes [62], and so, for example in the case of 1,2,4-benzenetriol (a toxic benzene metabolite in the liver), iron(III) was found to be a comparatively inefficient autoxidation catalyst in comparison with copper(II). It is worth noting, however, that in the case of that substrate the addition of SOD shows an inhibitory effect towards autoxidation, evidently because superoxide compulsorily participates as... 

FIGURE 2.3 Normalized TOF-SIMS spectra count of S and SH" ions for the surface layer of Armco iron specimen subjected to friction against various polymer materials studied. 

The similarities and differences between iron-NO and iron-oxygen bonding have been the subjects of debate, and model compounds provide important correlations between structure, spectroscopy, and redox chemistry of iron nitrosyls. The nitrosyl groups in these complexes can be described as NO S = 0), NO S = 1/2), NO S = 0), NO (S = 1), and NO S = 1/2). The associated iron ions have charges and spins such that the overall numbers of iron d electrons plus NO Jt electrons are 6-8 in most experimentally accessible model compounds. The notation for these complexes follows the Enemark and Feltham conventions [51]. The EPR visible complexes are d , or (Fe-NO) , and d , or (Fe-(NO)2). Both S = 3/2 and S = 1/2 d complexes are found. Table 2 summarizes possible electronic states that might be considered for d iron-nitrosyl complexes. Representative references to those electronic states that are experimentally observed, or calculated, are given in the table footnotes. 

A sheet of steel of thickness 0.50 mm is tinplated on both sides and subjected to a corrosive environment. During service, the tinplate becomes scratched, so that steel is exposed over 0.5% of the area of the sheet. Under these conditions it is estimated that the current consumed at the tinned surface by the oxygen-reduction reaction is 2 X 10 A m -. Will the sheet rust through within 5 years in the scratched condition The density of steel is 7.87Mg m . Assume that the steel corrodes to give Fe " ions. The atomic weight of iron is 55.9. 

Two dissimilar metals, such as iron and aluminium, may cause aggravated corrosion effects even if they are not in electrical contact. This subject is, however, outside the scope of this section, and has been treated in detail elsewhere. Heavy metal ions, such as copper ions, are particularly liable to produce galvanic effects by redeposition on a less noble metal the phenomenon is discussed in Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 9.3. 

Salts giving an alkaline reaction may be corrosive to the irons, and while neutral solutions can be handled safely there is usually little point in using high-silicon irons for these relatively innocuous solutions. The irons are useful in handling acidic solutions, subject to the restrictions already referred to regarding the halide, sulphite and phosphate ions. 

The reaction is a sensitive one, but is subject to a number of interferences. The solution must be free from large amounts of lead, thallium (I), copper, tin, arsenic, antimony, gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, and from elements in sufficient quantity to colour the solution, e.g. nickel. Metals giving insoluble iodides must be absent, or present in amounts not yielding a precipitate. Substances which liberate iodine from potassium iodide interfere, for example iron(III) the latter should be reduced with sulphurous acid and the excess of gas boiled off, or by a 30 per cent solution of hypophosphorous acid. Chloride ion reduces the intensity of the bismuth colour. Separation of bismuth from copper can be effected by extraction of the bismuth as dithizonate by treatment in ammoniacal potassium cyanide solution with a 0.1 per cent solution of dithizone in chloroform if lead is present, shaking of the chloroform solution of lead and bismuth dithizonates with a buffer solution of pH 3.4 results in the lead alone passing into the aqueous phase. The bismuth complex is soluble in a pentan-l-ol-ethyl acetate mixture, and this fact can be utilised for the determination in the presence of coloured ions, such as nickel, cobalt, chromium, and uranium. 

Chromium in steel Discussion. The chromium in the steel is oxidised by perchloric acid to the dichromate ion, the colour of which is intensified by iron (III) perchlorate which is itself colourless. The coloured solution is compared with a blank in which the dichromate is reduced with ammonium iron(II) sulphate. The method is not subject to interference by iron or by moderate amounts of alloying elements usually present in steel. 

The same comparison was made for hydroquinone for a given conversion of 80%, which is exhibited in Fig. 12.8. Unlike catechol and 3-methycatechol, products resulting from hydroquinone cracking in the presence and absence of iron oxide are identical. A peak found at m/z 110 is probably hydroquinone and its fragment ions are at m/z 39, 55, and 81. The identities of some of the products (Fig. 12.8a and b) are likely to be as follow acetylene (m/z 26), vinyl acetylene (m/z 52), butadiene (m/z 54), cyclopentadienone (m/z 80), and 1,4-benzoquinone (m/z 108). To confirm the differences in chemistry between catechols and hydroquinones, 2,3-dimethyhydroquinone was subjected to the same comparison. 

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