Solutions of tetraamminepalladium (II) perchlorate were made up and analyzed. The following acid hydrolysis reactions of tetraamminepalladium (II) ion were studied by ultraviolet spectroscopy. First order rate constants were evaluated for each step of the reaction series at various temperatures. Activation parameters were determined. (Equations) Mechanisms for the consecutive reactions are proposed, and cis and trans effects are discussed.
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