Kinetics and mechanism of rhodium(iii)‎ catalyzed oxidation of glycerol by acidified sodium periodate

الملخص EN

The kinetics of the Rh (III) catalyzed oxidation of glycerol in an acidified solution of NaIO4 in the presence of Hg (OAc) 2 as a scavenger, have been studied in the temperature range 30-450C.

The rate shows zero order with respect to the substrate and 1st order with respect to catalyst Rh (III).

Negligible effect of mercuric acetate Hg (OAc)2, and ionic strength of the medium was observed and the reaction showed no effect of [IO4 -], [Cl -] and [H +] ion concentrations on the reaction rate.

A suitable mechanism in conformity with the kinetic observations has been proposed and the thermodynamic parameters computed.