Published April 23, 1981
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Journal article
Oxidation of propionic acid-3-14C with alkaline permanganate
Description
The mechanism of oxidation of propionic acid with permanganate in alkaline medium was reinvestigated using methyl-14C labelled propionate. The preferential rupture of the αC-βC bond in propionate in highly concentrated alkaline solutions of NaOH (and KOH) was confirmed and the appearance of 14C-labelled oxalate explained by the formation of the symmetrical intermediate which decomposes in two different modes. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiochem. Radioanal. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 47
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- Radiochem. Radioanal. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 193-201
- ISSN
- 0079-9483
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Hungary
- Country of Input or Organization
- Hungary
- INIS RN
- 12634378
- Subject category
- S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARBON 14; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; OXALATES; OXIDATION; PERMANGANATES; PROPIONIC ACID; TRACER TECHNIQUES
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS; NUCLEI; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTION KINETICS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 7 refs.