Hydrolysis of Methyl Formate in Aqueous Solutions And The Evaluation of Rate Constants

摘要

Emphasis has been placed on the data for the hydrolysis of methyl formate in neutral medium over the temperature range 293-343 K to illustrate the method,employing numerical intergration and the criteria of lest squares for the evaluation of the first and second order rate constants in kirman's equation by sum of trapezoids.The values obtained for second order rate constant K_1 (Lmol~(-1) sec~(-1)) contrast the values reported in literature.The hydrolysis of methyl formate involves alkyl-oxygen cleavage.A mini computer program on a 6502 12K Acorn Atom computer has been designed for the evaluation of rate constants.