Kinetics of the esterification of palmitic acid with isobutyl alcohol | Zendy

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Kinetics of the esterification of palmitic acid with isobutyl alcohol

Author(s) -

Goto Shigeo,

Tagawa Tomohiko,

Yusoff Asma

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

international journal of chemical kinetics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341

H-Index - 68

eISSN - 1097-4601

pISSN - 0538-8066

DOI - 10.1002/kin.550230103

Subject(s) - chemistry , sulfuric acid , catalysis , palmitic acid , alcohol , kinetics , protonation , rate equation , chemical kinetics , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , fatty acid , ion , physics , quantum mechanics

Kinetics of the sulfuric acid catalyzed esterification of palmitic acid with isobutyl alcohol has been studied and reviewed critically. A theoretical rate equation is derived by the following reaction mechanism: (1) The reaction of sulfuric acid and isobutyl alcohol produces isobutyl sulfuric acid which acts as a catalyst; (2) Palmitic acid is protonated by the catalyst to form the reaction intermediate; and (3) The esterification proceeds reversibly. The experimental results are consistent with this rate equation.

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