Metal Catalyzed Oxidation of L-Arginine by Alkaline KMnO₄: A Kinetic and Mechanistic Study

Metal catalysed oxidation of Arginine by Potassium permangate in highly basic medium were studied spectrophotometrically over the range 20< t< 30°C, I= 0.5, 2x10⁻⁴ < oxidant < 9x10⁻⁴ mol/dm³, 1x10⁻⁷< catalyst< 5x10⁻⁷ mol/dm³. The reaction is 1st order with respect to the oxidant, substrate and catalyst. The activation parameters were calculated and tabulated.