STUDIES ON HOMOGENEOUS FIRST ORDER GAS REACTIONS: IX. THE DECOMPOSITION OF FURFURYLIDENE DIACETATE AND CROTONYLIDENE DIACETATE

Abstract

The vapor phase decomposition of furfurylidene diacetate and crotonylidene diacetate to acetic anhydride and their respective aldehydes is homogeneous, first order, and complete. The activation energy is that characteristic of the series, viz., 33,000 cal. The specific reaction rates of the two esters are the same, and are about six times as great as that of ethylidene diacetate at any temperature. It is suggested that the increased velocity is due to the presence of the double bond. Velocity constants are given by the equation [Formula: see text].