Nicotinium Dichromate Oxidation of Mandelic Acid and P-Chloromandelic Acid

Abstract

The mandelic acid and Þ-chloromandelic acid are bifunctional compounds contain hydroxyl (–OH) and carboxylic group (–COOH), exhibiting different kinds of reactions when attached by the oxidants. A lot of works on the kinetics and oxidation of mandelic acid and p-substituted mandelic acid by various oxidants like halogens ,[1] NBS [2] , CAB [3] , KMnO4, [4] H2CrO4, [5] K2Cr2O7 [6] , NCSA [7] have been extensively carried out by many eminent authors.