Kinetics and Mechanism of Hydrolysis of N-(2'-Hydroxyphenyl)phthalamic Acid (1) and N-(2'-Methoxyphenyl)phthalamic Acid (2) in a highly alkaline medium

• Main Authors: Ariffin, Azhar, Khan, M.N., Sim, Y.L., Damit, E.F.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/8081/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/kin.20361/asset/20361_ftp.pdf?v=1&t=hddxmwii&s=8c96208743d346883a3c355fde04cb71fbfdbe08
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

A kinetic study on hydrolysis of N-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)phthalamic acid (1), N-(2'-methoxyphenyl)phthalamic acid (2), and N-(2'-methoxyphenyl)benzamide (3) under a highly alkaline medium gives second-order rate constants, k(OH), for the reactions of HO(-) with 1, 2, and 3 as (4.73 +/- 0....