Kinetics and Mechanism of Electron Transfer Reactions: Oxidation of Crotyl Alcohol by Peroxomonosulfate in Aqueous Acidic Medium

The kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of crotyl alcohol by peroxomonosulfate has been studied, and the species of the peroxomonosulfate are discussed to find out the role of activated species. A plausible reaction mechanism is suggested, and a derived rate law corresponds to all experimental observations. The activation parameters such as energy and entropy of activation have been calculated as 37.21 ± 0.5 kJ mol⁻¹ and −148.91 ± 2.7 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹, respectively, by employing the Eyring plot.