Oxidation of alanine by quinquevalent Vanadium in the absence and in presence of cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) is routed through the same mechanism as shown by the kinetic study. The oxidation rate is catalyse in the presence of cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide. The acceleration has been traced to partition of the quinquevalent Vanadium species as well as the acid concentration between the aqueous and micellar phase.

The oxidation is first order each in substrate and the oxidant. The reaction follows an acid catalysed path, exhibiting second order dependence in H* Bunnett plot indicate that water acts as nucleophile. Protonated form of oxidant has been postulated as the reactive oxidizing species. The rate study at different temperatures enabled us to calculate activation parameters. A suitable mechanism has been proposed.