Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1987, 52, 2212-2216
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19872212

Solvolysis kinetics and mechanism of substituted 3-acetyl-1,3-diphenyltriazenes in acid medium; Kinetic acidity function

Oldřich Pytela, Martin Kaska, Miroslav Ludwig and Miroslav Večeřa

Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, 532 10 Pardubice

Abstract

The decomposition kinetics has been measured of fourteen 3-acetyl-1,3-bis(subst. phenyl)triazenes in 40% (v/v) ethanol and sulphuric acid. The kinetic acidity function and catalytic rate constants have been determined from the rate constants observed. Mechanism has been suggested for the general acid-catalyzed solvolysis from comparison of the course of the kinetic acidity function and H0 function and from the reaction constant of the Hammett equation.