Kinetics of Oxidation of Some Cycloalkanones by Alkaline Hexacyanoferrate(III)

Abstract

The oxidation of cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, cycloheptanone

and cyclooctanone. by alkaline hexacyanoferrate(III) follows

the same kinetics in the absence of any catalyst. The study indicated

that: (i) even the uncatalysed oxidations of cycloalkanones by

aqueous alkaline hexacyanoferrate(III) are fast reactions. (ii) the

order of the reactivity is cyclohexanone ≥ cyclopentanone ≥

cyclooctanone ≥ cycloheptanone.