Abstract
The kinetics and mechanism of ruthenium(III) catalyzed oxidation of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) by cerium(IV) in sulfuric acid media have been investigated spectrophotometrically in the temperature range 298–313 K. It is found that the reaction is first-order with respect to CeIV, and exhibits a positive fractional order with respect to THFA and RuIII. The pseudo first-order ([THFA]≫[CeIV]≫[RuIII]) rate constant kobs decreases with the increase of [HSO4−]. Under the protection of nitrogen, the reaction system can initiate polymerization of acrylonitrile, indicating the generation of free radicals. On the basis of the experimental results, a reasonable mechanism has been proposed and the rate equations derived from the mechanism can explain all the experimental results. From the dependence of kobs on the concentration of HSO4−, \({{\rm Ce}({\rm SO}_{4})_{2}}\) has been found as the kinetically active species. Furthermore, the rate constants of the rate determining step together with the activation parameters were evaluated.
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