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Kinetics and Mechanism of the Oxidation of 4-Oxo-4-arylbutanoic Acids by N-bromophthalimide in Aqueous Acetic Acid Medium

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The kinetics of oxidation of a series of substituted 4-oxobutanoic acids (Y–C6H4COCH2CH2COOH: Y = H, OCH3, CH3, C6H5, Cl, Br or NO2) by N-bromophthalimide have been studied in aqueous acetic acid medium at 30 °C. The total reaction is second-order, first-order each in oxidant and substrate. The oxidation rate increases linearly with [H+], establishing the hypobromous acidium ion, H2O+Br, as the reactive species. A variation in ionic strength has no effect on the reaction rate. The order of reactivity among the studied 4-oxoacids is: 4-methoxy > 4-methyl > 4-phenyl > 4-H > 4-Cl > 4-Br > 3-NO2. The effect of changes on the electronic nature of the substrate reveals that there is a development of positive charge in the transition state. The activation parameters have been computed from Arrhenius and Eyring plots. Based on the kinetic results, a suitable mechanism has been proposed.

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    N. A. Mohamed Farook, N. M. I. Alhaji, A. M. Uduman Mohideen & G. A. Seyed Dameen

  2. Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Pitesti, Pitesti, 110040, Romania

    Liviu Mitu

  3. Department of Chemistry, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, India

    M. Abshana Begam

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Mohamed Farook, N.A., Alhaji, N.M.I., Uduman Mohideen, A.M. et al. Kinetics and Mechanism of the Oxidation of 4-Oxo-4-arylbutanoic Acids by N-bromophthalimide in Aqueous Acetic Acid Medium. J Solution Chem 42, 1183–1193 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-013-0025-7

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