THE EFFECT OF PRESSURE ON THE OXIDATION OF BENZHYDROL BY ALKALINE PERMANGANATE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)83033-1

The rate of oxidation of benzhydrol and benzhydrol-d to benzophenone by alkaline permanganate has been measured over a pH range 10 to 12.5 and pressures from 1 to 1000 bar.The pressure effect on the rate is small, <*>= -6 to -8 cm³mol^-1.This is held to support a hydrogen atom transfer in the rate-determining step.