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Kinetic studies on the oxidation of phenol and 4-nitro and 4-methyl phenols by phenyl iodoso acetate are reported here. The reaction rate depends on the dielectric constant of the medium. A probable mechanism for the oxidation is also suggested. The free energies of activation for the oxidation of the three substrates studied are in accordance with the mechanism proposed.
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Communicated by Prof. S. V. Anantakrishnan,f.a.sc.
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Mathai, I.M., Rengarajan, K. Oxidation of simple phenols by phenyl iodoso acetate. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 72, 47–54 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049702
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049702