A kinetic and mechanistic study of the osmium(VIII)-catalysed oxidation of crotyl alcohol by hexacyanoferrate(III) in aqueous Alkaline medium

Article abstract of DOI:10.1177/1747519819900622

The kinetics and mechanism of the osmium(VIII)-catalysed oxidation of crotyl alcohol by hexacyanoferrate(III) in aqueous alkaline medium is studied. The role of the osmium(VIII) catalyst is delineated to account for the experimental observations. A plausible reaction mechanism is suggested. Activation parameters such as the energy and entropy of activation are evaluated by employing the Eyring equation and are found to be 36.833 kJ mol^?1 and ?141.518 J K^?1 mol^?1, respectively.