eng Ansari Education and Research Society Journal of Ultra Chemistry 0973-3450 2319-8036 August 2010 6 2 187 192 juc 613 article Devendra P. Singh 1 Bijendra K. Mishra 2 Rajesh Khare 3 Department of Chemistry, Govt. C.S.A.P.G., College, Sehore (INDIA) Department of Chemistry, Cresent College of Technology, Bhopal (INDIA) Department of Chemistry, Govt. Sc. and Comm,. College Benazir, Bhopal (INDIA) <table border="1" bordercolor="#66CC33" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td>The oxidation of &szlig;-alanine by chromic acid in presence of hydrochloric acid in aqueous medium is reported here. The reaction is of first order with respect to substrate and total order is second with oxidant and substrate respectively. The oxidation reaction of b-alanine was studied at different acid concentrations. The products are acetaldehyde, carbon dioxide and ammonia. The rate of oxidation increases with increase in the concentration of acid. The dielectric constant and catalytic constant are calculated. The suitable mechanism has also been postulated</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> https://journalofchemistry.org/paper/613/ carbon dioxide