Abstract

The specific rate constant of ethyl caprylate in alkali catalised hydrolysis in water-acetone mixture covering range of 30 to 70% (v/v) of acetone has been determined at temperature 20 to 400c. The rate of reaction decreases with increase in percentage of Acetone from 30 to 70% (v/v). The observed Activation energy decreases progressively with increase in acetone content of the medium. The effect of molar concentration of water and Dielectric constant on the reaction kinetic has also been studied. The thermodynamic parameters (DG*, DH* and DS*) has been determined which showed strong dependency on solvent composition.

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