The Reduction in the Rate of Hydrolysis of Diphenylbromomethane by the Common-Ion Effect

• Richard Cameron Holford ^[1] ; Tarini Ratneswaren ^[1] ; D. E. Peter Hughes ^[1]
  1. [1] Westminster School, United Kingdom
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 87, Nº 8 (August), 2010, págs. 848-849
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Kinetic study on the hydrolysis of diphenylbromomethane does not provide clear-cut evidence for the mechanism of the reaction. The reduction in the rate of the reaction by added bromide ions suggested that the reaction took place by a SN1 mechanism. A more detailed study of this common-ion effect, using conductivity to measure the rate of the reaction is described and gives stronger support to this mechanism.