The Kinetics of the Oxidation of Isopropyl Alcohol by Chromic Acid

Abstract
The oxidation of isopropyl alcohol by chromic acid is a reaction first order with respect to the acid chromate ion, HCrO4, first order with respect to the alcohol, and second order with respect to hydrogen ion. Evidence has been obtained that the reaction proceeds by way of a compound of tetravalent or of pentavalent chromium. On the basis of these facts, a mechanism for the oxidation has tentatively been suggested.