A. Chaudhuri, K. L. Mallik, M. Das
1963
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Tetrahedron
Abstract
Abstract The methoxymercuration of methyl and ethyl methacrylates, ethyl cinnamate and cinnamaldehyde has been kinetecally studied in the temperature range 35°–50°. Second-order kinetics has been observed for the over-all reaction. In all the cases, the reaction is appreciably accelerated by acetic acid and strongly retarded by sodium acetated and nitrogen bases. The results indicate an ionic mechanism involving a reactive carbonium ion as an intermediate formed by interaction between the unsaturated compound and undissociated mercuric acetate.