Abstract

Kinetics And Mechanism Of Oxidation Of 1, 2-Butanediol By Diperiodatocuprate (III) In Alkaline Medium

Author(s): Jin-Huan Shan, Chong Han, Li Fan, Shu-Ying Huo, Shi-Gang Shen

The kinetics of oxidation of 1,2-butanediol(α-BG) by diperiodatocuprate (III)(DPC) in aqueous alkaline medium have been studied by spectrophotometry in a temperature range of 298.2K-313.2K. The reaction was found to be pseudo-first order(kobs) with respect to DPC and 1