M A R~A PIEDAD ALVAREZ-MACHO and M A R~A ISABEL MONTEQUI-MARTIN. Can. J. Chern. 68,29 (1990). The oxidation of lactlc acid by chromic acid was studied at high concentrations of HCIO?, HN03, and H2S04 It was observed that the reaction rate depends not only on the acidity of the medium, but also on the nature of the mineral acid. The use of the Bunnett and Bunnett-Olsen criteria and the excess acidity concept allows us to propose a reaction mechanism of the A-2 type, the rate-determining step being a bimolecular process in whlch water participates as a nucleophile. The enthalpy and entropy of activation were determined; the decrease of the magnitude of these parameters when the acidity of the medium was increased I suggests the existence of a compensation effect.
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