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The Presence of Iron(III) Salts of Oxo Acids Can Result in Protonation of Amino Groups

M. Boča, G. Kickelbick, and H. Fuess

Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SK-845 36 Bratislava, Slovakia

E-mail: uachboca@savba.sk

Received: 9 September 2003

Abstract: The unusual behaviour of ligands containing basic amine sites in systems of iron(III) salts of oxo acids in protic solvents is described. In these mixtures a protonation of the basic centres can take place without addition of other acidic species. This protonation is explained by the hydrolysis of hexaqua iron(III) cation providing protons capable for the protonation of amino groups.

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Chemical Papers 58 (2) 145–147 (2004)