
%0 Journal Article
%A Verma, PS 
%A Grover, KC 
%T The influence of pH on the reaction between tartaric acid and metaperiodic acid
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1968/06/01
%V 21
%N 6
%P 1531-1534
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9681531
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9681531 
%X Tartaric acid in phosphate buffer (pH 6.6) at 30º consumed 2,003 ± 0.001 molar proportions of periodic acid in 2.5 hr. The reaction has been shown to be of second order. It is suggested that the oxidation proceeds through the disproportionation of a coordination compound intermediate involving the bitartrate and IO4 or H4IO4 ions, followed by the subsequent slow oxidation of glyoxylic acid to give formic acid. 
