The Detection and Study of Intermediates

The kinetics of the Ce(lII)-Ce(IV) exchange reaction catalyzed by and a later study 

The trapping of reactive intermediates at low temperatures in a rigid medium prevents them from reacting, and allows a leisurely examination. This, combined with esr examination, has been important in studies of certain metalloproteins, e.g. nitrogenase. 

The species OJ or the form in acid, HO , is often considered a logical immediate product of reactions of O2. It has been indirectly detected by scavenging additives modifying the reaction. 

Co(sep) + (9) reacts with O2 in acid solution with an assumed mechanism 

If the reaction is carried out in the presence of the rate is reduced by a factor of approximately two. This is excellent evidence for the intermediacy of HO2 since this would react with Cu at a close to diffusion-controlled rate 

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