Vivekanandam and coworkers [ 11 studied the reaction of azide anion with bromine in aqueous solution by measuring the nitrogen gas evolution. In the presence of excess N3, they found that: 1. The stoichiometry is Br2 + 2N3 -2Br + 3N2.
Mechanism of the azide–bromine reaction in aqueous medium
✍ Scribed by T. S. Vivekanandam; U. Chandra Singh; M. S. Ramachandran
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 310 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0538-8066
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Results on the oxidation of N by Br~2~ in neutral and acid media are presented. The rate of the reaction is found to be proportional to [N] and [Br~2~]. The gaseous product of oxidation is found to be pure nitrogen. The stoichiometry of the reaction is
The reaction shows a positive salt effect. It is found that the addition of Br^−^ stabilizes the complex BrN~3~, which decomposes into Br^−^ and N~2~:
The spectroscopic measurements also support the kinetic observation. The equilibrium constant K, the rate constants and the thermodynamic parameters were calculated. It is observed that H^+^ ion inhibits the reaction. The mechanism is discussed in terms of the kinetic results.
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