Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.85, No.2, 231-238, 2005
Evidence for synchronous cleavage of N-H and C-C bonds: Bis(2,2'-bipyridyl)copper(II) permanganate oxidation of cobalt(III) bound and unbound alpha-amino acids
Oxidation of pentaamminecobalt(III) complexes of alpha-aminoacids by bis(2,2'bipyridyl) copper(II) permanganate in 50% HOAc-50% H2O (v/v) aqueous acetic acid medium. This oxidation as a diagnostic tool to find out the fraction proceeding by synchronous cleavages of N-H and C-C bonds.