Abstract
Electrochemical oxidation of fifteen para- and meta-substituted anilines in different mole fractions of acetic acid in water has been investigated in the presence of 0.1 M sulphuric acid as supporting electrolyte. The oxidation potential data of anilines correlates well with Hammett’s and Brown- Okamoto’s substituent constants affording negative reaction constants. The effect of para- and metasubstituents on the oxidation potential conforms to Swain’s F and R parameters, affording negative reaction constants. The oxidation potential values correlate well with macroscopic solvent parameters such as relative permittivity, εr, and polarity, ET N. Multiple correlation analysis also shows an excellent correlation with the oxidation potential values.
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