xample

# 16.2

Data for dimerization 2A-As of certain nitrile

oxide (compound A) in ethanol solution at 40% follow:

[A] (mmo
68.0 50.2 40.3 33.1 28.4 22.3 18.7 14.5

/dm3)
-> I min 0 40 80 120160 240, 300 420

Find life method.

using half
the reaction order

Figure 16.5 a plots [A] versust. We pick the initial [A] values 68.

60, 50, 40, and mmol/dms, the times

30 read off corresponding
these
to
points, and read off the times corresponding to half

of each these [A] values ·

The results are
 ·
-> 6833460230502254012030515)
I min 0-114 14-146 429205 82-280 146-412

Ihe fact that the half life is not constant tell us that the reaction is

not first order). The [AJ. and corresponding to values and their logs are

[AJo/(mmol / dm3) 68 60 50 +O 30

(2/min)
↓

114 132 163 198 266

logio Ct,/min) 2.057 2.12)

2.123 2.297 2.425

logio 2(ATo/ (mmo/dm3) 3 1.833 1.778 1.699 1.602 7.477

Figure 16.5b plots logiot, versus

logio [AJo. The slope of this

is
plot

(2.415 -
2.150) =
-

1.06

(1.500 -
1.750)
- 1- n

n 2.06
=
(second order)
 Exercise

For the reaction 3ArSOCH-ArSOrSAr in acetic acid solution

(where
700
at Ar stands for the
p-tolyl group), the following
data were obtained:

[ArSOcH] /10084.372.264.0 56.8 38.7 29.7 19.6

Cmmol/L)

-> I min O 15 3045 60 120 18 0 300

Find life method.

using half
the reaction order

v V v x W
76 -
138 174227
 Cars
-> I min 10025080240705356023050525
0 - 7619 -
11033+13850917476+227

logio (ArSOcHJo(mmol/L) 2 1.9 1.85 1.78 1.7

3

log10 (t.,,/min) 1.88 2. 04 2.14 2.24 2.36

slope, 2.36 -1.88 =

-
1. G

2
1.7-

=1 -
R

-2.6 (and order)