1974 Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 18, No. 7 , 1979
Thompson, Wieland, and Appelman
Contribution from the Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, and Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201
Oxidation of Azide and Azidopentaamminechromium(II1) by Peroxymonosulfate in Aqueous Solutioda RICHARD C. THOMPSON,Ib PAMELA WIELAND,ICand EVAN H. APPELMAN*IC Received January 11, 1979
The oxidation of azide by peroxymonosulfate has been studied in acid, neutral, and basic solutions, and the oxidation of Cr(NH3)sN32+by peroxymonosulfate has been studied in acid. The reaction with azide obeys the rate law Itl [NG] [HSO
