Tripropylammonium Fluorochromate Oxidation of 2-Methyl-1-Propanol In Acid Medium: A Kinetic Study

1 P.G Dept. of Chemistry, Sir Sayyed College, Aurangabad, 431001, India. 2 Raje Shivaji College, Bajaj nagar, Waluj, Aurangabad, 431001, India. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract: The Kinetics of oxidation of 2-methyl-1-propanol by tripropylammonium fluorochromate {TPAFC} has been studied Spectrophotometrically catalyzed by Sulphuric acid in aqueous acetic acid medium in the temperature range 292-318K.The reaction is first order with respect to both 2-methyl-1-propanol and TPAFC. The activation parameters for the slow step were computed and calculated. The rate of reaction decreases with the addition of KCl, this is due to the formation of less reactive species by interaction between Cl ion and protonated TPAFC. Dielectric constant of medium has also been studied. A suitable mechanism has been proposed.