Abstract

K. G. Sekar¹ and V. Palanivel²

The kinetics of oxidation of allyl alcohol by quinaldinium chlorochromate is investigated in 40 % acetic acid – water (v/v) medium. The order with respect to oxidant and hydrogen ion concentration is found to be one and fractional with respect to substrate. The rate of the reaction is decreases with the decrease in the dielectric constant of the medium. The rate of the reaction has negligible effect with the increase of ionic strength. The reaction does not induce the polymerization of acrylonitrile. From the kinetic data obtained, the activation parameters have been calculated and a plausible mechanism has been proposed.

Kinetics; Mechanism; Oxidation; Allyl alcohol; Quinaldinium Chlorochromate

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