Kinetic studies on permanganate oxidation of acetophenones under phase transfer catalysis

Kinetic studies on the permanganate oxidation of acetophenone and some of i ts substituents in organic media using the: technique of phase transfer cat alysis are reported. Tricaprylmethylammonium chloride and tetrabutylammoniu m bromide have been used as the phase transfer catalysts. The reaction show s first order dependence each on [ketones] and the [permanganate ions] resp ectively. The rate coefficients fit well with the Hammett equation and the rho -value calculated agrees well with the reaction requirements.