Abstract
The Cr(VI) oxidation of a mixture of formic acid and oxalic acid in aqueous acid media occurs much faster than that of either of the two substrates alone; in the mixture, both substrates undergo oxidation simultaneously in a ternary complex of Cr(VI) through a three-electron transfer step (i.e. Cr(VI) → Cr(III)).
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