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The kinetics of the reduction of o, m-and p-nitrophenols by hydrazine over Raney nickel catalysts have been studied spectrophotometrically. The reactions have been found to be first order with respect to both hydrazine and nitrocompound. The first order behaviour has been observed at the initial part of each of the reactions. The influences of solvent, salt and the amount of catalyst on the reaction rate have been investigated. The rate constants have been found to depend o n the nature of the substrate, the dielectric constant, the ionic strength and the amount of catalyst. The activation energies for the reactions in various solvent compositions have been determined and their variations interpreted in favour of an ionic mechanism. The effect of the p-substituent on the activation energy has been explained in terms of the electron-shifting capacity of the substituent.

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