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Journal of Modern Chemistry & Chemical Technology

Copper(II) Catalyzed Oxidation of Hydrazine Hydrate by Hexacyanoferrate(III)

  1. Vidyavati Shastry
  2. S. Shashidhar
  3. S. T. Nandibewoor
  4. B. C. Sateesh

Abstract

The kinetics of Cu(II) catalyzed oxidation of hydrazine by hexacyanoferrate(III) is studied in acid medium. The stoichiometry of the reaction is 1:1. The first order condition [N2H5] > [Fe(CN)63−] is maintained. The order of the reaction is unity with respect to Fe(CN)63−, fractional orders with respect to hydrazine and copper. The reaction is independent of variation of sulphuric acid and ionic strength. A suitable mechanism is proposed for the reaction

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