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Calculation of the Half –Life-Time and Rate Constant for the Formation Reaction of an Azo Dye Derived from Metoclopramide

Vol. 13, Issue 1, Jan-Dec 2026 | Page: 34-45

Mohammad Mahmoud Hussein Al-Niemi
Department of Chemistry, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Mosul- Iraq.

Alaa Abdul Azee Alashmta
Department of Chemistry, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Mosul- Iraq.

May G Aldabbagh
Department of Chemistry, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Mosul- Iraq.

Received: 09-02-2026, Accepted: 09-03-2026, Published Online: 14-04-2026


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Abstract

This study involved akinetic analysis using a spectrophotometric method by monitoring the formation of an orange azo dye resulting from the reaction of the diazotized metoclopramide reagent ((Z)-5-chloro-4-(chlorodiazenyl)-N-(2-(diethylamino)ethyl)-2-methoxybenzamide) with resorcinol. The reaction was condected at 294 K and a wavelength of λmax=300nm (characteristic of the resulting dye ) in an acidic medium (pH=4.41) under conditions optimized spectrophotometrically. A 1:1 mole ratio of reactants (resorcinol: diazotized metoclopramide reagent) was used, with an aqueous solution concentration of 0.5x 10-3 mol.L-1 for each. Dye formation kinetics were investigated by monitoring formation times using the aforementioned instrument. It was observed that increasing the reagent concetration tenfold (to 5.0 x 10-3 mol.L-1) did not affect the rate constant (k1) of the dye formation reaction show that the reaction follows pseudo-first-order kinetics with respect to resorcinol. This enabled the calculation of the dye formation rate-constant at four temperatures (274, 284. 294 and 304K), with the highest value recorded at 304 K (0.0705 min-1 ) and the lowest at 274 K (0.0599min-1). In addition to calculating the half-lives for the dye formation reaction and determining the time required for the reaction completion (t1/2=9.83 min at 304K, 10.44 min at 294K, 10.93 min at 284K, and 11.57 min at 274K). The study results demonstrated that half-life values are inversely proportional to reaction rate constants as temperature increases under identical conditions. The low activation energy value (Ea=4.107kJ/mol) indicates that the formation reaction proceeds rapidly and spontaneously without the need for catalysts a feature that enhances its industrial economic viability.

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