Abstract:
Electron spin resonance (ESR) method was used in researching the conversion of •NH
2 under acidic conditions, the effect of reaction time on the free radical production in HClO
4 system, the effect of pH on the broken bond of N
2H
4, and whether N in HNO
3 impacts on the production of •NH
2. The reaction mechanism of N
2H
4 catalyzed by Pt was determined. The results show that the reaction of •NH
2 captured by DMPO under acidic conditions is •NH
+3+HO—H+DMPO=NH
+4+DMPO(•OH). In Pt-catalyzed N
2H
4 the HNO
3 doesn’t break bond, and the •NH
2 is only from N
2H
4. In the HClO
4 system, as the reaction proceeds, the trend of N—N bond-breaking in N
2H
4 decreases gradually and the trend of N—H bond-breaking increases gradually. With the increase of pH, the rate of N—N bond-breaking in N
2H
4 decreases rapidly and then increases slowly after pH>3, N—N bond-breaking and N—H bond-breaking coexist in Pt-catalyzed N
2H
4 decomposition process, but the N—N bond-breaking is dominant. In the reaction system, the concentration ratio of H
+ to N
2H
+4 determines the formation rate of •NH
2 from N—N bond breaking, the concentrations of •NH
2 and H
+ also determine the rate of •NH
2 converted to the products, and the two aspects determine the rate of N
2H
4 decomposition together.