Kinetics of hydrolysis of n-hexyl bromide, n-heptyl bromide, and n-octyl bromide in alkaline and neutral media

Abstract

Data obtained in the kinetic study of the hydrolysis of n-hexyl, n-heptyl, and n-octyl bromide in alkaline and neutral media at different temperatures and in varying ethanol-water mixtures are reported. The rate constants for the three reactions (bimolecular and unimolecular substitution, and bimolecular elimination) which occur simultaneously have been calculated for each compound.