Kinetics of the deformylation of 2,6-dichlorobenzaldehyde in moderately concentrated sodium hydroxide

Author

Clifford William Coughlin, Union College - Schenectady, NY

Date of Award

6-1968

Document Type

Open Access

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science

Department

Chemistry

Language

English

Abstract

Bunnett, Miles, and Nahabedian (3) studied the kinetics of the alkali cleavage of 2, 6-dichlorobenzaldehyde at base concentrations ranging from .211M. to 1.86M. They found that the simplest mechanism which gives an adequate account of the kinetics is represented by equations (I) and (II). For the step presented by equation (II), kc is the concentration independent second-order rate constant. The purpose of this project was to expand the region studied to the highest feasible base concentration.

Recommended Citation

Coughlin, Clifford William, "Kinetics of the deformylation of 2,6-dichlorobenzaldehyde in moderately concentrated sodium hydroxide" (1968). Honors Theses. 1788.
https://digitalworks.union.edu/theses/1788