Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Sodium Glycollate by Dihydroxyditelluratoargentate(III) in Alkaline Medium

The study of the highest accessible oxidation state of transition metals has intrigued many researchers. Transition metals in a higher oxidation state generally can be stabilized by chelation with suitable polydentate ligands. Metal complexes such as diperiodatoargentate(III) [1], ditelluratorargentate(III) [2], ditelluratocuprate(III) [3], and diperiodatonickelate(IV) [4] are good oxidants in a medium with an appropriate pH value. The use of complexes as good oxidizing agents in analytical chemistry has been well reported [5,6]. The oxidation of a number of organic compounds and metals in lower oxidation states by Ag(III) has also been performed, but no further information on the kinetics is available. In this Inorganic Reaction Mechanisims, Vol. 6, pp. 113-118 © 2006 Old City Publishing, Inc. Reprints available directly from the publisher Published by license under the OCP Science imprint, Photocopying permitted by license only a member of the Old City Publishing Group.