Studies of unusual oxidation states of transition metals III‐kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of triethanolamine by diperiodatoargenate(III) ion in aqueous alkaline medium

Abstract
The kinetics of oxidation of triethanolamine (TEA) by diperiodatoargenate(III) anion, [Ag(HIO6)2]5−, has been studied in aqueous alkaline medium by conventional spectrophotometry. The reaction is pseudo‐first‐order in [Ag(III)] disappearance with kobs = (k1 + k2[OH]) K1K2[TEA]/{[H2IO63−]e + K1 + K1K2[TEA]}, where k1 = 8.05 × 10−3 S−1, k2 = 0.46 M−1 S−1, K1 = 6.15 × 10−4 M, and K2 = 537 M−1 at 25°C, and μ = 0.30 M. Based on the inference that an inner‐sphere complex is formed by indirect replacement of a ligand of [Ag(HIO6)2]5− by a TEA molecule, a reaction mechanism has been proposed. The complex undergoes redox by two modes, both internal and one hydroxide ion assisted.