Abstracto

Kinetic study on oxidation of 2-Aryl-trans-decahydroquinoline-4-ones by LTA

K.Udaya Lakshmi, N.Sharmila, B.Nageswara Rao, G.V.Ramana, B.Hari Babu1,P.V.V.Satyanarayana

A kinetic study was carried out on the oxidation of some substituted 2- aryl-trans-decahydroquinolin-4-ones in the presence of glacial acetic acid by using LTAas oxidizing agent. The order of the reaction was found to be overall second order, first order each with respect to ketone and oxidant LTA. The introduction of electron releasing groups on para position of the aryl group at position 2 increased the rate of oxidation and more over the substitution of the methyl group at position 3 in the decalin ring decreased the rate of oxidation of the ketones. A change in the rate of oxidation of the ketone was found to increase with increase in temperature.