Inorganic oxygen carriers as models for biological systems /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McLendon, George Leland
Other Authors: Adams Jr., E. T. (degree committee member.), Pace, C. N. (degree committee member.), Zingaro, Ralph (degree committee member.)
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: [College Station, Tex.] : McLendon, 1976.
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Abstract:Studies of equilibria, reactivity, and electronic structure of some cobalt dioxygen complexes are reported, with cobalt: dioxygen stoichiometries of 2Co:10₂ and 1CO:10₂. Potentiometric equilibrium studies of the reaction of N(2hydroxyethyl)diethylenetriamine with Cobalt(II) and dioxygen to form a ternary complex show the stability of that complex to be of the order predicted from the σ donor ability of the ligand. Analysis of potentiometric results and u.v. spectra indicate the presence of a secondary y hydroxo bridge. Studies of the reduction of μ hydroxo μ dioxygen cobalt chelates by ferrous ion indicate an inner sphere pathway for the μ peroxo complexes. Studies of irreversible oxidation of some μ peroxo complexes Indicate a complex reaction pathway which depends markedly on pH and concentration. ESR and ligand field spectra are reported and analyzed for the [Co(CN)₅O₂]³⁻ system and the [Co(N, N'dimethylethylenediamine) ₂C10₂]⁺ system . The value of DqO₂⁻ is shown to be DqO₂⁻ (greater than or equal to sign) DqNH₃ and may vary somewhat with the composition of the system considered. In aqueous solution [Co(CN)₅O₂]³⁻ reacts by an unknown mechanism to generate [Co₂ (CN) ₁₀O₂]⁵⁻. An examination of the Fe phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate system, previously reported to complex dioxygen in aqueous solution, indicates the data may be more readily interpreted in terms of a simple ferric complex.
Item Description:"Major subject: Chemistry."
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 84 leaves ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-82).