Autocatalysed oxidation of etophylline by permanganate in aqueous sulphuric acid medium- kinetics and mechanistic study
II . As the concentration of acid increases the rate of the reaction increases. The order with respect to acid concentration is less than unity. Based on the experimental results a suitable mechanism is proposed. The influence of temperature on the rate of reaction is studied. The activation parameters and thermodynamic quantities have been determined with respect to slow step of the mechanism.