The kinetics of monochloramination of resorcinol, 4-chlororesorcinol, and 4,6-dichlororesorcinol have been investigated over the pH range of 5-12, at 23 +/- 2 degrees C. Monochloramine solutions were prepared with ammonia-to-chlorine ratios (N/Cl) ranging from 1.08 to 31 mol/mol. Under conditions that minimize free chlorine reactions (N/Cl > 2 mol/mol), the apparent second-order rate constants of monochloramination of resorcinol compounds show a maximum at pH values between 8.6 and 10.2. The intrinsic second-order rate constants for the reaction of monochloramine with the acid-base forms of the dihydroxybenzenes (Ar(OH)(2), Ar(OH)O(-), and Ar(O(-))(2)) were calculated from the apparent second-order rate constants. The stoichiometric coefficients for the formation of 4-chlororesorcinol by monochloramination of resorcinol and 4,6-dichlororesorcinol by monochloramination of 4-chlororesorcinol were found to be equal to 0.66 +/- 0.05 and 0.25 +/- 0.02 mol/mol, respectively at pH 8.6. A kinetic model that incorporates reactions of free chlorine and monochloramine with the different acid-base forms of resorcinol compounds simulated well the initial rates of degradation of resorcinol compounds and was useful to evaluate the contribution of free chlorine reactions to the overall rates of degradation of resorcinol at low N/Cl ratios.
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