Kinetics of Oxidation of Ethoxyethanol by Potassium Permanganate

Department of Chemistry, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Madras-600 059 Manuscript received 1 February 2978, accepted 22 July 1978 The kinetics of oxidation of ethoxyethanol by acid permanganate in presence of sodium pyrophosphate have been investigated. The order of the reaction is one with respect to each of permanganate and ethoxyethanol. The product of oxidation is found to be ethoxyacetic acid. Permanganate ion appears to be the predominant oxidant. A mechanism involving the formation of a free radical initially and permanganate ester subsequently is proposed for the oxidation