F. Y. Khalil, H. Sadek, M. Hanna
Jun 28, 1977
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Monatshefte für Chemie / Chemical Monthly
Abstract
The acid-catalysed hydrolysis of potassium ethyl malonate in presence of 0.05N-HCl in water and in dioxane-water as well as acetone-water mixtures containing up to about 90% by weight of the organic solvent was studied over the temperature range 30–55°C. The reaction rate decreases continuously with decreasing water content of the solvent mixtures until it reaches a minimum at about 80% dioxane and increases again. The isocomposition activation energy shows only slight changes with solvent composition. The kinetics of the reaction was investigated from the viewpoints of solvent composition, water concentration and dielectric constant. The radii and thermodynamic parameters of the activated complex were calculated and discussed. The conclusions drawn show that the reaction is better treated as an ion-dipole rather than an ion-ion interaction.