Kinetic and equilibrium studies of the acid dissociation of the cobalt(II) complexes of N,N'-dialkyl- 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dimathanamine ligands

The complexation property and the acid dissociation kinetics of four N,N'-dialkyl-1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dimathanamine complexes with cobalt(II) were studied using a pH meter and a stopped-flow spectrophotometer. In 6.6 × 10-3~0.5 mol dm-3 HCl (I = 0.5 mol dm-3 HCl + NaCl), the dissociation rate follows the law kobs = kK2[H+]/(1 + K2[H+]). The acid dissociation can be rationalized in terms of a four-step kinetic process involving two rapid pre-equilibrium protonations and rate-determining cleavage of the Co(II)-N(phenanthroline) bond. The temperature dependence of the rate was determined, and the appropriate thermodynamic parameters were obtained. The linear relationship between ΔH not equal and ΔS not equal suggests that an isokinetic temperature, Tiso of 282 ± 2 K exists. Key words: N,N'-dialkyl-1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dimathanamine, complexation property, acid dissociation kinetics, mechanism, cobalt(II) complex.