Ceric-Cerium Oxidation of ortho-Cresol

P.M.B. Gujarati Science College, Indore

Holkar Science College, Indore

Manuscript received 11 May 1982, revised 8 November 1982, accepted 19 March 1983

Ceric-cerium and ortho-cresol have been found to form an 1:1 complex with \(\lambda\)max at 449 mμ. The thermodynamic parameters of kinetics of the oxidation have been evaluated. The experimental findings are consistent with the postulate that the rate determining step in the reaction involves the disproportionation of a coordinate complex formed by the reactants, giving rise to products through free radical formation.