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A series of novel hydroxamic acid complexes (ML [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract A hydroxamic acid (HL) containing benzo-15-crown-5 and their copper(II), zinc(II), cobalt(II) and manganese(II) complexes have been synthesized and studied as catalysts for the cleavage of bis(4-nitrophenyl)phosphate (BNPP). The catalytic properties of these complexes and the kinetics and mechanism of BNPP hydrolysis have been investigated. The kinetic mathematical model of BNPP cleavage catalyzed by these complexes has been proposed. The effects of reaction temperature and metal ion in the complexes on the rate of BNPP catalytic hydrolysis have been discussed. The results show that the hydroxamic acid complexes containing benzo-15-crown-5 exhibit high activity in the BNPP catalyzed hydrolysis; the pseudo-first-order-rate constants of BNPP hydrolysis catalyzed by the complexes increase along with the increases of pH of the buffer solution from 7.50 to 9.50; the activity of different metal ions decreases in the order: Co2+ > Cu2+ > Zn2+ > Mn2+; the pseudo-first-order-rate constants of BNPP hydrolysis catalyzed by the complexes is 2.24 105 ~ 3.24 105 times as large as that of spontaneous hydrolysis of BNPP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Polyether-bridged dihydroxamic acids and their mono- and binuclear copper(II), and cobalt(II) complexes have been synthesized and employed as models to mimic hydrolase in the catalytic hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl picolinate (PNPP). The kinetics and the mechanism of PNPP hydrolysis have been investigated. The kinetic mathematical model of PNPP cleavage by the complexes has been proposed. The effects of the different central metal ion, mono- and binuclear metal, the pseudo-macrocyclic polyether constructed by the polyethoxy group in complexes, and reactive temperature on the rate of PNPP catalytic hydrolysis have been examined. The results show that the transition-metal dihydroxamates exhibit high catalytic activity in the PNPP hydrolysis; the rate of the PNPP hydrolysis increases with the increase in pH of the buffer solution; the catalytic activity of binuclear complexes is higher than that of mononuclear complexes; the catalytic activity of copper(II) complex is about four times that of the cobalt(II) complex; the pseudo-macrocyclic polyether can synergetically activate H2O coordinated to the metal ion with the central metal ion together and promote the PNPP catalytic hydrolysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]