A kinetic study on decomposition of 2,2'-(3'-nitrophenylsulfonyl) ethyl ether

摘要

The mechanism of decomposition of 2,2'-(3"-nitrophenyl) ethyl ether in an alkaline medium had been studied.It consists of two consecutive reversible reactions:(1) hydrolysis of the ether to 3-vinyl-sulfonyl nitrobenzene and 3-(beta-hydroxy-ethylsulfonyl) nitrobenzene,(2) hydrolysis of 3-vinyl-sulfonyl nitrobenzene to 3-(p-hydroxy-ethylsulfonyl) nitrobenzene.The kinetic constants of these reversible reactions are given;the optimum hydrolysis condition was applied in industrial production.