R. Saxena et Sk. Upadhyay, KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF PALLADIUM(II) CATALYZED OXIDATION OF SOME HYDROXYACIDS BY N-BROMOSUCCINIMIDE IN PERCHLORIC-ACID MEDIUM, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. A: Inorganic, physical, theoretical & analytical, 32(12), 1993, pp. 1060-1063
The kinetics of oxidation of palladium(II) catalysed oxidation of some
hydroxyacids viz. malic, citric and tartaric acids by N-bromosuccinim
ide have been studied in perchloric acid medium in the presence of mer
curic acetate. A first order dependence of rate each in [oxidant] and
[catalyst] has been observed. The order of reaction in substrate decre
ases at higher [substrate]. A retarding effect of [H+] on the rate has
also been observed. A suitable mechanism consistent with observed kin
etic data is proposed and discussed.