Ru (III) Catalyzed Oxidation of Aliphatic Ketones by N-Bromosuccinimide in Aqueous Acetic Acid: A Kinetic Study

Table 3

Effect of variation of [H⁺]. 10³ [NBS] = 5.00 mol dm^−3; 10² [Hg(OAc)₂] = 2.00 mol dm⁻³; HOAc = 10% (v/v); [EMK] = 0.100 mol dm⁻³; Temp = 300 K; 10⁵ [Ru (III)] = 2.09 mol dm⁻³.

[H^+] mol dm^−3	0.010	0.025	0.050	0.075	0.100
10^7 V mol dm^−3 s^−1	0.250	0.520	0.124	1.75	2.50
	(13.3)	(13.0)	(13.3)	(13.5)	(13.0)

*Values presented in the parenthesis indicate Ru (III)-catalyzed system.