Catalytic Oxidation of Cyclopentanol with N-Bromophthalimide

NBP is a potential oxidizing agent, versatile in nature on hydrolysis produces HOBr reacting species extensively used in the oxidation of alcohols,1 benzhydrols,2 amino acids,3 hydroxy acids4 etc., whereas PTA a Keggin type anionic catalyst due to its thermal stability and acidity finds commendable position in Inorganic chemistry and is of academic importance in national and international laboratories. The kinetic oxidative studies of several organic compounds viz. aromatic alcohols,5 benzyl alcohols,6 involving PTA have been investigated. Cyclopentanol is a monohydric cyclic alcohol, shows a variety of reactions with different number of oxidants KBrO3,7 NCP,8 QDC,9 NBA,10 CAT11, Ce(IV)12, Ru(III)13. However, there is no report available on the possible reaction mechanism or its selectivity under special condition with NBP spectrophotometrically. Hence this has prompted authors to undertake the task of kinetic investigation.