The alpha–hydroxy acids (AHA) are naturally occurring organic acid. The oxidation of mandelic acid by pyridiniumdichromate has been studied spectrophotometrically in presence of p-toluenesulphonic acid (PTSA) in dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) as a solvent. The rate of reaction decrease & with an increase in polarity of solvent indicating an ion-dipole interaction in the slow step. The reaction exhibit no primary kinetic isotope effect. The activation parameters have been evaluated.
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R. K. Sharma; S. S. Thakur; B. Dangarh, "Oxidative Transformation of Mandelic acid by Pyridiniumdichromate in non-aqueous medium kinetic and mechanistic study", Journal of Ultra Scientist of Physical Sciences, Volume 30, Issue 7, Page Number 88-91, 2018Copy the following to cite this URL:
R. K. Sharma; S. S. Thakur; B. Dangarh, "Oxidative Transformation of Mandelic acid by Pyridiniumdichromate in non-aqueous medium kinetic and mechanistic study", Journal of Ultra Scientist of Physical Sciences, Volume 30, Issue 7, Page Number 88-91, 2018Available from: https://www.ultrascientist.org/paper/1483/