Kinetic isotope effects on the dissolution kinetics of solid salicylic acid in aqueous solution: evidence for solubilisation via a proton dissociation-recombination mechanism.
Quantitative Atomic Force Microscopy measurements made on the dissolving surface of solid salicylic acid in H2O and D2O reveal a kinetic isotope effect (kH/kD = 2.3 +/- 0.6) on the dissolution rate consistent with a transition state in which the proton is dissociated from the dissolving molecule.
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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