Ruthenium(III)Catalyzed Oxidation of L-Isoleucine by Alkaline KMnO₄: A Kinetic and Mechanistic Study

Ruthenium (III) catalysed oxidation of L-Isoleucine by alkaline permanganate were studied spectophotometrically over the range 25 ≤ t ≤35°C,I=0.5,2x10⁻⁴≤ oxidant ≤10x10⁻⁴,1x10⁻³≤ substrate≤ 5x10⁻³, 1x10⁻⁷≤catalyst ≤ 5x10⁻⁷. The reaction is first order with respect to oxidant, substrate and catalyst. The ΔH≠,ΔS≠ values were calculated to be 48±9.36 KJ/mol and -134.2 ±23.2 JK⁻¹/mol.