Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
6-30-1958
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering
First Advisor
James A. Bradley
Second Advisor
Saul I. Kreps
Third Advisor
C. L. Mantell
Abstract
The object of this thesis was to determine the rela¬tive activity towards hydrolysis of several halogen deriv¬atives of nitrobenzenesulfonate. The halide is Para to a nitro group and ortho to the sulfonic acid group.
The compounds studied were:
(I) sodium 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzenesulfonate
(II) sodium 2-bromo-5-nitrobenzenesulfonate
The chlorine was found to be more reactive than the bromine.
A dichloride, (III), sodium 2,5-dichloro-3-nitroben-zenesulfonate was also studied. Here one chlorine is activated by both the nitro and sulfonic acid groups. The other chlorine being meta to the nitro and sulfonic acid groups would be adverse to hydrolysis.
Rates of hydrolysis of (I), (II), and (III) were determined at three different temperatures. From an Arrhenius plot the activation energy of each compound was determined.
The values found were as follows:
(I) 23,100 calories
(II) 25,374 calories
(III) 15,400 calories
Recommended Citation
Kania, Walter C., "Kinetics of hydrolysis of some halonitrobenzenesulfonates" (1958). Theses. 3183.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3183
