Kinetics of oxidation of allyl alcohol by chloramine-T in hydrochloric acid medium: effect of high acid concentrations

Abstract

The kinetics of oxidation of allyl alcohol by chloramine-T in presence of hydrochloric acid(0.15-0.29M) has been studied. At 0°C the rate is first order with respect to chloramine-T, second order in [H⁺] and independent of the alcohol concentration. The energy of activation and entropy of activation of the reaction have been found to be 55.6 kJ mol ^-1 and -153 J K^-1 respectively. A mechanism is proposed.