Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of 1-Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol by Polymer Supported Chromic Acid

摘要

Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of 2-phenyl ethyl alcohol by polymer supported chromic acid has been extensively studied.Kinetic findings indicated zero order reaction kinetics in oxidants,substrates respectively.On the basis of experimental observed kinetic findings,the probable mechanism involving generation of free radical is suggested.The oxidation of alcohols into carbonyl compounds is an important transformation in organic synthesis.Although a large number of reagents are known in the literature,for such transformation there still appears a need either to improvise the existing oxidation methods or to introduce newer reagents to permit better selectivity under mild conditions and with easy work up procedures.Oxidation is certainly one of the most commonly employed reactions especially for oxidation of secondary alcohols.