A Sweet Introduction to the Mathematical Analysis of Time-Resolved Spectra and Complex Kinetic Mechanisms: The Chameleon Reaction Revisited

We present a detailed yet easy-to-follow
discussion of the mathematical
treatment of time-resolved spectroscopic data in a model-based approach.
This is accompanied and complemented by an example of a colorful and
pedagogically rich chemical reaction: the permanganate oxidation of
sugars in basic aqueous media (often known as the chameleon reaction).
Our sweet approach allows both students and lecturers
to tackle the problem of a model-based analysis of time-resolved data
in a simple manner and one step at the time, while also exercising
programming and data analysis skillsfundamental for present
and future chemists of all levels.