Abstract

AbstractA novel lipopathic oxidizing agent, cetyltrimethylammonium dichromate, was used for oxidation of benzyl alcohol in various organic solvents and in surfactant systems. The reaction kinetics was investigated with change in [acid], [substrate], [oxidant], [surfactant], and temperature. The rate constant values led to propose that the reaction occurs in a reversed micellar system produced by the oxidant, akin to an enzymatic environment. The rate variation with variation in [surfactant] and solvent isotope effect suggest that the path of reaction to be through the formation of an ester complex, the decomposition of which is the rate‐determining step. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 38: 651–656, 2006

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