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Oxidation of benzyl alcohol by cobalt(III) acetylacetonate

J. Kotas, K. Veselý, and J. Pác

Research Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 656 49 Brno

Abstract:  The kinetics of cobalt (III) acetylacetonate oxidation of benzyl alcohol within 120— 140°C was followed by measuring the decrease of oxidation agent concentration spectrophotometrically. The formation of a complex consisting of one molecule of oxidation agent and one or two benzyl alcohol molecules preceded the oxidation reaction. The equilibrium constants of complex formation as well as the rate constants of complex oxidation conversion were determined. To complete the kinetic description of the process the equilibrium constants for alcohol association had to be determined.

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Chemical Papers 28 (5) 638–645 (1974)