Structure-reactivity correlation of anilines in acetic acid.
The oxidation of aniline in glacial acetic acid with percarbonate, a dry carrier of hydrogen peroxide, is a second-order reaction conforming to the isokinetic relationship. The hitherto followed method of correlation of the reaction rates in terms of the structure-reactivity relationships is unsatisfactory and erroneous. But the reaction rates of molecular anilines, obtained for the first time, conform to the structure-reactivity relationships.
Karunakaran
Chockalingam
C
Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002, India. karunakaranc@rediffmail.com
Kamalam
Ramasamy
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