Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1996, 61, 355-363
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19960355
Kinetics and Mechanism of Acid-Catalyzed Decomposition of 1,3-Bis(4-methylphenyl)triazene in Hexane-Organic Acid Medium
Miroslav Ludwig and Miriam Kabíčková
Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Pardubice, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic
Abstract
The kinetics of acid-catalyzed decomposition of 1,3-bis(4-methylphenyl)triazene have been studied in mixtures of hexane and organic acid of various ratios using acetic, isovaleric, and pivalic acids as the catalysts. In all the cases, a monotonously increasing dependence of the observed rate constant upon mol fraction of the acid has been found. The results obtained are discussed with the help of the classic third- and fourth-order functions by Margules and the respective kinetic model. The main catalyzing particle appears to be the dimer of the respective acid, the reaction probably going via a complex formed by two molecules of acid and one molecule of the triazene.
Keywords: Triazene; Kinetics; Mechanism; Acid-catalyzed decomposition.
