KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF CINNAMYL ALCOHOL BY BENZYLTRIMETHYL AMMONIUMDICHLOROIODATE
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-Abstract
BENZYLTRIMETHYL AMMONIUM DICHLORO IODATE is used as
a reagent for iodination and chloro iodination for many
organic compounds because of its stable nature.
However, the oxidation of alcohols, in particular
unsaturated alcohols in the presence of BTMACI is not
much known. In the present study, the oxidation of
unsaturated alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol is carried out. The
corresponding aldehyde is identified and kinetics of the
oxidation reaction which is studied and found to be a first
order reaction with respect to BTMACI. The effect of
concentration of alcohol, oxidant and temperature on
reaction rate is also studied. Depending on kinetics and
activation parameters, a suitable mechanism is proposed
for cinnamyl alcohol by the formation of intermediate
active species between BTMACI and ZnCl2