Mechanism of oxidation of s-butylamine by alkaline chloramine-T

1100-1102Oxidation of s-butylamine (SBA) by chloramine-T (CAT) is first order each in [CAT], [SBA] and the rate is proportional to 1/[OH-] at lower [amine] and higher [alkali]. Salt and solvent effects are negligible. Added toluene sulphonamide slightly accelerates the rate of reaction. A suitable mechanism involving the rate-determining reaction between N-chlorotoluene-p-sulphonamide and SBA has been proposed