Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Allyl Alcohol by N-Bromosuccinimide

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00808738

The kinetics of oxidation of allyl alcohol by N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) has been studied at 35 deg C in aqueous medium.The reaction shows first order dependence on both NBS and allyl alcohol.In fairly high acid concentration, there is no change in the rate of the reaction but at low acid concentration, the rate is considerably enhanced.There is no primary salt efect.At varying mercuric acetate concentrations, the rate constant remains the same.But in the absence of mercuric acetate, the rate is enhanced.The kinetic parameters, E^a, Arrhenius factor A, ΔH (excit.) , ΔG (excit.) and ΔS (excit.) have been calculated.A rate law in agreement with experimental results has been derived.A mechanism is proposed. - Keywords: Allyl alcohol; Kinetics; Mechanism; Oxidation