K. Behari et al., KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF PALLADIUM(II) CHLORIDE CATALYZED OXIDATION OF UNSATURATED-ACIDS BY VANADIUM(V), Transition metal chemistry, 19(3), 1994, pp. 369-372
The kinetics of the palladium(II) catalysed oxidation of acrylic, meth
acrylic and crotonic acid by vanadium(V), in acid medium at constant i
onic strength exhibit zeroth order dependence on vanadium(V) and first
order dependence on palladium(II) and the unsaturated acid. Complex f
ormation between the palladium(II) species and the unsaturated acid, w
ith possible exchange of chloride ion and hydrogen ion in two successi
ve steps, was invoked. The reaction rate is determined by a rearrangem
ent leading to elimination of chloride ion. A plausible mechanism is p
roposed.