Kinetics of ceric ion oxidation of naphthalene and its derivatives. Formation of the radical cation intermediate in the rate limiting step

Bhat, Vivekananda M and Periasamy, Mariappan (1993) Kinetics of ceric ion oxidation of naphthalene and its derivatives. Formation of the radical cation intermediate in the rate limiting step. In: Perkin Transactions 2, 2 (10). pp. 1811-1814.

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Abstract

Ceric ammonium sulfate, CAS, oxidizes naphthalene to 1,4-naphthoquinone in essentially quantitative yield in CH3CN-dil. H2SO4. Stoichiometric studies indicate that 6 mol of CAS are required for the oxidation of 1 mol of naphthalene to 1,4-naphthoquinone. Kinetic investigations reveal that the reaction takes place through initial formation of a 1:1 complex of naphthalene and cerium(IV) in an equilibrium step followed by slow decomposition of the complex to naphthalene radical cation. Kinetic results on the effects of acid strength, polarity of the medium, temperature and substituents are in accordance with this mechanism. Further conversion of the radical cation into 1,4-naphthoquinone takes place in fast steps involving a further 5 mol of cerium(IV) and 2 mol of H2O.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Perkin Transactions 2
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Royal Society of Chemistry.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Organic Chemistry
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2011 06:47
Last Modified:	11 Feb 2011 06:47
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/35524

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