Karunakaran, K. published the artcileKinetics and mechanism of ruthenium(III) catalyzed oxidation of phenoxyacetic acids by lead tetraacetate, Safety of 2-(4-(tert-Butyl)phenoxy)acetic acid, the publication is Oxidation Communications (1994), 17(3-4), 274-81, database is CAplus.
The kinetics of oxidation of a number of ortho-, meta- and para-substituted phenoxyacetic acids by lead tetraacetate to yield ortho and para isomers of acetoxyphenols, has been studied. The reaction is first order each with respect to phenoxyacetic acid, lead tetraacetate, and Ru(III) and is catalyzed by hydrogen ions. The observed solvent effect suggests that the transition state is more polarized than the reactants in a SN2 type reaction. A fairly large Hammett value (-2.29 at 35¡ãC) indicates an electron deficient transition state. The oxidation rates of ortho-substituted compounds have been analyzed in the light of the application of Taft’s steric energy parameters. A mechanism involving the existence of Ru(V) as an intermediate complex with phenoxyacetic acid, in the rate-determining step, has been proposed.
Oxidation Communications published new progress about 1798-04-5. 1798-04-5 belongs to catalysis-chemistry, auxiliary class Carboxylic acid,Benzene,Ether, name is 2-(4-(tert-Butyl)phenoxy)acetic acid, and the molecular formula is C12H16O3, Safety of 2-(4-(tert-Butyl)phenoxy)acetic acid.
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