Kinetics of the reaction of the sulfate radical with the oxalate anion

Abstract

The kinetics of the reaction of the sulfate radical, SO4−, with the oxalate anion C2O42− was studied in aqueous solution and second-order rate constants, corrected for the effects of ionic strength, derived. Measurements were carried out over the temperature range 24–60°C resulting in the expression k0 = 2.10 ± 0.96 × 108 exp(−1080 ± 140/T) L mol−1 s−1. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.