Date of Award
1982
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Schultz, Franklin A.
Abstract
Catalytic reductions of NO2, ClO3, and BrO3 by aqueous molybdenum-catechol complexes at pH 9 are investigated by electrochemical techniques. Binding of substrate to the molybdenum center occurs through the unshared electron pair of the substrate central atom. The molybdenum (V) and - (IV) oxidation states are catalytically active, while Mo(III) is not. A single mechanism for the reaction of Mo(V) with all three substrates is proposed, and a rate expression for this reaction is derived. General features of the Mo (IV) reaction are describec. Nitrous oxide was identified by gas chromatography as a product of the Mo(V) - NO2 reaction.
Extent
104 p.
Recommended Citation
LAHR, SUZANNE KAY, "ELECTROCATALYTIC REACTIONS OF OXO ANIONS WITH MOLYBDENUM - CATECHOL COMPLEXES" (1982). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 167.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/167
Identifier
FADT14118
Comments
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1982.|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1982.