The acid-catalysed hydrolysis of α-methylallyl acetate in aqueous solution

Abstract

The kinetics of the acid-catalysed hydrolysis of a-methylallyl acetate in aqueous solution have been studied over the range 30-100º. Oxygen-18 tracer experiments reveal the mechanism to be solely A_ac2 and the Arrhenius parameters are consistent with this conclusion. Crotyl alcohol is observed in the reaction products. The formation of rearranged alcohol is explained by allylic isomerization of the α-methylallyl alcohol produced by the hydrolysis.