Studies of oxidation by fenton's reagent using redox titration. I. Oxidation of some organic compounds

Abstract

Oxidations using Fenton's reagent have not been followed previously by redox titration. This procedure assists in defining the overall reaction and allows both an estimate of relative rates of oxidation and a measure of the consumption of peroxide by the organic substrate. The peroxide consumed in the complete oxidation of substrate to inactive compounds has been measured by titration at constant oxidation potential. Such measurements reflect the peroxide consumed by the substrate and its consecutive oxidation products and may therefore be used to assess the significance of oxidation pathways.