Oxidation of Unsaturated Aldehydes by Hydrogen Peroxide in Alcohols Medium
Kinetic regularities of α-ethylacrolein and crotonic aldehyde oxidation in methanol, allyl alcohol and glycidol were studied. Rate constants of hydrogen peroxide consumption and rate constants of unsaturated acid and its ester accumulation for both aldehydes in different alcohols at various catalyst concentrations and temperatures were calculated. The reaction activation parameters were also calculated. Dependences of ester/acid ratio on the reaction conditions were ascertained.