International Journal of Chemical Science

Authors
Chaochao Chen, Jinhuan Shan, Xiaofang Li, Dan Su

Abstract
In this work, the kinetics of oxidation of Sarcosine by Potassium Ferrate (VI) has been studied by using stop–flow spectrometer under alkaline media. The results show that the oxidation-reduction reaction is a first-order to reactant and a negative fraction order to [OH^-]. A plausible mechanism involving a slow response as the rate-controlling step is proposed and the rate equations derived from the mechanism was shown to fit all the experimental observations. The rate constants of the rate-controlling step and the thermodynamic activation parameters were calculated.