Formation of Cyanogen Chloride from the Reaction of Monochloramine with Formaldehyde
摘要:
Methanediol dehydrates to give formaldehyde, which reacts rapidly and reversibly with monochloramine to form N-chloroaminomethanol. Under drinking water conditions, N-chloroaminomethanol undergoes a relatively slow decomposition that eventually leads to the formation of cyanogen chloride (CICN) in apparently stoichiometric amounts. The following reaction sequence is proposed: CH2(OH)(2) reversible arrow CH2O + H2O; CH2O + NH2Cl reversible arrow CH2(OH)NHCl; CH2(OH)NHCl - CH2NCl + H2O; CH2NCl --> HCl + HCN; CN- + NH2Cl + H+ --> ClCN + NH3. These reactions were studied at 25.0 degrees C and an ionic strength of 0.10 M (NaClO4). Stopped-flow photometry was used to monitor rapid, reversible reactions, and photometry was used to study relatively slow decomposition reactions. Equilibrium and rate constants for the addition of formaldehyde to manochloramine were (6.6 +/- 1.5) x 10(5) M-1 and (2.8 +/- 0.1) x 10(4) M-1 s(-1), respectively. The dehydration of N-chloroaminomethanol was catalyzed by both H+ and OH-, with respective rate constants of 277 +/- 7 and 26.9 +/- 5.6 M-1 s(-1). Under characteristic drinking water conditions, the decay of N-chloroaminomethanol is the rate-limiting step. N-Chloromethanimine, formed by the dehydration of N-chloroaminomethanol, had a decomposition rate constant of (6.65 +/- 0.06) x 10(-4) s(-1). At the relatively high methanediol concentrations used in this study, the intermediary N-chlorodimethanolamine was formed by the rapid and reversible reaction of N-chloroaminomethanol with formaldehyde. N-Chlorodimethanolamine then decayed relatively slowly. The following reaction sequence is proposed: CH2(OH)NHCl + CH2O reversible arrow {CH2(OH)}(2)NCl; {CH2(OH)}(2)NCl --> CH2NCl + CH2O + H2O. The equilibrium and rate constants for the addition of formaldehyde to N-chloroaminomethanol were (9.5 +/- 2.5) x 10(4) M-1 and (3.6 +/- 0.1) x 10(3) M-1 s-', respectively. The decomposition of N-chlorodimethanolamine was catalyzed by OH-, with a rate constant of 19.2 +/- 3.7 M-1 s(-1). N-Chlorodimethanolamine would not be present under typical drinking water treatment conditions.
Formation of Cyanogen Chloride from the Reaction of Monochloramine with Formaldehyde
作者:Erik J. Pedersen、Edward T. Urbansky、Benito J. Mariñas、Dale W. Margerum
DOI:10.1021/es990153q
日期:1999.12.1
Methanediol dehydrates to give formaldehyde, which reacts rapidly and reversibly with monochloramine to form N-chloroaminomethanol. Under drinking water conditions, N-chloroaminomethanol undergoes a relatively slow decomposition that eventually leads to the formation of cyanogen chloride (CICN) in apparently stoichiometric amounts. The following reaction sequence is proposed: CH2(OH)(2) reversible arrow CH2O + H2O; CH2O + NH2Cl reversible arrow CH2(OH)NHCl; CH2(OH)NHCl - CH2NCl + H2O; CH2NCl --> HCl + HCN; CN- + NH2Cl + H+ --> ClCN + NH3. These reactions were studied at 25.0 degrees C and an ionic strength of 0.10 M (NaClO4). Stopped-flow photometry was used to monitor rapid, reversible reactions, and photometry was used to study relatively slow decomposition reactions. Equilibrium and rate constants for the addition of formaldehyde to manochloramine were (6.6 +/- 1.5) x 10(5) M-1 and (2.8 +/- 0.1) x 10(4) M-1 s(-1), respectively. The dehydration of N-chloroaminomethanol was catalyzed by both H+ and OH-, with respective rate constants of 277 +/- 7 and 26.9 +/- 5.6 M-1 s(-1). Under characteristic drinking water conditions, the decay of N-chloroaminomethanol is the rate-limiting step. N-Chloromethanimine, formed by the dehydration of N-chloroaminomethanol, had a decomposition rate constant of (6.65 +/- 0.06) x 10(-4) s(-1). At the relatively high methanediol concentrations used in this study, the intermediary N-chlorodimethanolamine was formed by the rapid and reversible reaction of N-chloroaminomethanol with formaldehyde. N-Chlorodimethanolamine then decayed relatively slowly. The following reaction sequence is proposed: CH2(OH)NHCl + CH2O reversible arrow CH2(OH)}(2)NCl; CH2(OH)}(2)NCl --> CH2NCl + CH2O + H2O. The equilibrium and rate constants for the addition of formaldehyde to N-chloroaminomethanol were (9.5 +/- 2.5) x 10(4) M-1 and (3.6 +/- 0.1) x 10(3) M-1 s-', respectively. The decomposition of N-chlorodimethanolamine was catalyzed by OH-, with a rate constant of 19.2 +/- 3.7 M-1 s(-1). N-Chlorodimethanolamine would not be present under typical drinking water treatment conditions.