Hydroxyl Hypobromite ion

Buxton, G.V.; Dainton, F.S.
Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A 304, 427-439 (1968)

Reaction: ·OH + BrO^- ® BrO + OH^-
Reference Reaction: ·OH + CO₃^2- ®
Solvent: H₂O

pH range 11 to 13, k/k_reference = 11
k = 4.2 × 10⁹(L mol^-1 s^-1), k_reference = 3.9 × 10⁸(L mol^-1 s^-1)

Experimental method: Pulse radiolysis
Analytical method: vis-UV absorption
Data type: Relative value measured directly

Competition kinetics; assumed pK_a(OH) = 11.9.