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A novel lipopathic Cr(VI) oxidant for organic substrates: Kinetic study of oxidation of benzyl alcohol
Author(s) -
Patel Sabita,
Mishra B. K.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of chemical kinetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1097-4601
pISSN - 0538-8066
DOI - 10.1002/kin.20198
Subject(s) - chemistry , oxidizing agent , pulmonary surfactant , benzyl alcohol , reaction rate constant , kinetics , alcohol oxidation , alcohol , decomposition , substrate (aquarium) , kinetic isotope effect , solvent , reaction rate , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , biochemistry , oceanography , deuterium , geology , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract A novel lipopathic oxidizing agent, cetyltrimethylammonium dichromate, was used for oxidation of benzyl alcohol in various organic solvents and in surfactant systems. The reaction kinetics was investigated with change in [acid], [substrate], [oxidant], [surfactant], and temperature. The rate constant values led to propose that the reaction occurs in a reversed micellar system produced by the oxidant, akin to an enzymatic environment. The rate variation with variation in [surfactant] and solvent isotope effect suggest that the path of reaction to be through the formation of an ester complex, the decomposition of which is the rate‐determining step. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 38: 651–656, 2006