A Sweet Introduction to the Mathematical Analysis of Time-Resolved Spectra and Complex Kinetic Mechanisms: The Chameleon Reaction Revisited

• Ricardo J. Fernández-Terán ^[1] ; Estefanía Sucre-Rosales ^[2] ; Lorenzo Echevarria ^[2] ; Florencio E. Hernández ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Sheffield

     University of Sheffield

     Reino Unido

     
  2. [2] University of Central Florida

     University of Central Florida

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 99, Nº 6, 2022, págs. 2327-2337
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We present a detailed yet easy-to-follow discussion of the mathematical treatment of time-resolved spectroscopic data in a model-based approach. This is accompanied and complemented by an example of a colorful and pedagogically rich chemical reaction: the permanganate oxidation of sugars in basic aqueous media (often known as the chameleon reaction). Our sweet approach allows both students and lecturers to tackle the problem of a model-based analysis of time-resolved data in a simple manner and one step at the time, while also exercising programming and data analysis skills─fundamental for present and future chemists of all levels.