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

Table 4

Effect of variation of solvent composition. 10³ [NBS] = 5.00 mol dm⁻³; [EMK] = 0.100 mol dm⁻³; Temp = 300 K 10² [Hg(OAc)₂] = 2.00 mol dm⁻³; 10⁶ [Ru (III)] = 5.25 mol dm⁻³.

HOAc % (v/v)	10	20	30	40	50
10^6𝑘0 mol dm^−3 s^−1	0.124	0.175	0.220	0.270	0.325
	(0.340)	(0.385)	(0.435)	(0.480)	(0.535)

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