Oxidation of Higher Alcanols by Tetra-1-butylammonium Permanganate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00807158

Oxidations of hexan-1-ol, hexan-2-ol, hexan-3-ol, heptan-1-ol, heptan-2-ol, octan-1-ol, and octan-2-ol with tetra-1-butylammonium permanganate, dissolved in the same alcohols, proceed partly autocatalytically.The rate constants of both catalytic and non-catalytic reactions have been evaluated.Colloidal manganese dioxide, one of the reaction products, has been identified as the catalyst. - Keywords: Autocatalysis; Kinetic parameters; Colloidal MnO2