Journal of the American Chemical Society

The Reversible Dissociation of t-Butyl Esters. Structural Effects and Reactions Mechanism

R Altschul

Index: Altschul Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1948 , vol. 70, p. 2569,2571

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Abstract

The conversions of three carboxylic acids to the corresponding t-butyl esters by means of i-butene have been described in a previous paper.' Quan- titative measurements defined this esterification as a reversible reaction, with its drive to the equi- librium state supported by catalytic amounts of sulfuric acid under anhydrous conditions in di- oxane. kz ... The dissociation equilibrium constants K d repre- sent the relationship between the three compo- nents. Kd = (acid)(isobutene)/( ...