The Effect of Diglyme on the Kinetics of Chromium (iii) Ethanoate-Catalyzed Reactions of Carboxylic Acids with Epichlorohydrin

摘要

The kinetics of reaction between acetic, acrylic, or methacrylic acid and epichlorohydrin in diglyme solution are studied with chromium (III) ethanoate as catalyst. The reaction has been found to be of first-order with respect to both epichlorohydrin and catalyst and zeroth order with respect to acid. Relative reactivities of the acids in reaction with epichlorohydrin and regioselectivity of the addition in diglyme are compared with those for the systems without solvent.