Abstract
AbstractThe rate coefficients for the gas‐phase pyrolyses of a series of structurally related secondary acetates have been measured in a static system over the temperature range of 289.1–359.5°C and the pressure range 50.0–203.0 torr. The temperature dependence of the rate coefficients is given by the following Arrhenius equations: for 3‐hexyl acetate, log k1 (s−) = (12.12 ± 0.33) − (176.1 ± 3.9)kJ/mol/2.203RT; for 5‐methyl‐3‐hexyl acetate, log k1 (s−) = (13.17 ± 0.20) − (186.2 ± 2.3)kJ/mol/2.303RT; and for 5,5‐dimethyl‐3‐hexyl acetate, log k1 (s−) = (12.70 ± 0.19) − (177.4 ± 2.2)kJ/mol/2.303RT. The direction of elimination of these esters has shown from the invariability of olefin distributions at different temperatures and percentages of decomposition that steric hindrance is a determining factor in the eclipsed cis conformation. Moreover, a more detailed analysis indicates that the greater the alkyl–alkyl interaction, the less favored the elimination tends to be. Otherwise, an increase of alkyl–hydrogen interaction caused steric acceleration to be the determining factor.
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