Research Article

Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Carbenicillin by Copper (III) Periodate Complex in Aqueous Alkaline Medium

Table 3

Activation parameters with respect to slow step rate constants (k).

ParametersValues

Ea (K J mol−1)50.45
∆H (K J mol−1)48 ± 1
∆S (J K−1 mol-)−150 ± 2
∆G (k Jmol−1)92 ± 2
LogA5.3 ± 0.2