Abstract
The kinetics of the oxidation of d-glucose by aqueous bromine solutions has been reinvestigated. From the dependence of the rate of reaction on bromide concentration it was concluded that molecular bromine is the oxidizing agent, tribromide and hypobromous acid making only negligible contributions. This was confirmed by the slowness of the reaction of hypobromous acid with glucose. The dependence of the reaction rate on pH is consistent with the assumption that the anionic form of glucose is oxidized much faster than glucose itself.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 276-279 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 20 Jan 1960 |
Externally published | Yes |