Isophthalic acid can be synthesized from either oxidation of meta-xylene (1,3-dimethylbenzene, a.k.a. m-methly toulene) or by oxidation of 1,3-benzyldiol [C6H5(CH2OH)2].
(a) Give both of these reactions with an appropriate oxidizing agent.
(b) If the oxidation of the benzylic diol in (a) proceeds more rapidly than that of m-xylene would you expect the reaction barriers to be greater for the former or the later reactant?
(c) Given that the dicarboxlyic acid product is generally considered more reactive than either m-xylene or 1,3-benzyldiol are their oxidation reactions endothermic or exothermic?
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