Induced Electron Transfer Reactions in Pentaammine Cobalt(III) Complexes of αlpha-Hydroxy Acids By Quinoxalinium Bromo Chromate in Aqueous Acetic acid (50%v/v) Medium: A Kinetic Study

The kinetics of induced electron transfer reactions for QxBC with Cobalt (III) complexes of α-hydroxy acids and free α-hydroxy acids on micelles have been attempted. QxBC oxidize Pentaammine Cobalt (III) complexes of α-hydroxy acids and free α-hydroxy acids. It rules out the synchronous C-H bond fission and Hydride ion transfer. The reaction was followed by observing the decrease in the absorbance at 365nm for Cr (IV) in spectrophotometer. The increase in the rate is observed to increase in the concentration of the Surfactants. The added cationic micelle CTAB enhances the rate of oxidation of reaction much more than non-ionic micelle TRITON-X 100 and anionic micelles NaLS. As well as added non-ionic micelles TRITON enhances the rate of oxidation of reaction much more than anionic micelles NaLS.