Polycondensation reaction of 10-hydroxydecanoic acid in the presence of p- toluenesulfonic acid at 160 C has...
Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!
Question:
Transcribed Image Text:
Polycondensation reaction of 10-hydroxydecanoic acid in the presence of p- toluenesulfonic acid at 160 °C has a k= 3.6 x 10-2 dm6/mol²min. If initial concentration of monomer and catalyst are 3.1 mol/dm3 and 0.4 mol/dm³, respectively, determine for a holding time of 5 min and 3 hours: (a) conversion percentage of carboxylic groups into ester groups, (b) conversion percentage of hydroxylic groups into ester groups, (c) DP, and (d) MWn. Polycondensation reaction of 10-hydroxydecanoic acid in the presence of p- toluenesulfonic acid at 160 °C has a k= 3.6 x 10-2 dm6/mol²min. If initial concentration of monomer and catalyst are 3.1 mol/dm3 and 0.4 mol/dm³, respectively, determine for a holding time of 5 min and 3 hours: (a) conversion percentage of carboxylic groups into ester groups, (b) conversion percentage of hydroxylic groups into ester groups, (c) DP, and (d) MWn.
Expert Answer:
Answer rating: 100% (QA)
ANSWERS a Conversion percentage of carboxylic groups into ester groups For a holding time of 5 minut... View the full answer
Related Book For
Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
12th edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
Posted Date:
Students also viewed these languages questions
-
In glycine, the carboxylic acid group has Ka = 4.3 X 10-3 and the amino group has Kb = 6.0 X 10-5. Use these equilibrium constant values to calculate the equilibrium constants for the following. a....
-
A carboxylic acid has two oxygen atoms, each with two nonbonding pairs of electrons. (a) Draw the resonance forms of a carboxylic acid that is protonated on the hydroxyl oxygen atom. (b) Compare the...
-
A random variable X has a mean p = 10 and a variance 2 = 4. Using Chebyshev's theorem, find. (a) P(X 10| > 3);. (b) P (| X 10 | < 3);. (c) P(b < X < 15);. (d) The value of the constant c such that...
-
In 2017, Barlow moved from Chicago to Miami to start a new job, incurring costs of $1,200 to move household goods and $2,500 in temporary living expenses. Barlow was not reimbursed for any of these...
-
Using the same assumptions as in Problem 26.12, compute the 10-day 95% VaR for a claim that pays $3m each year in years 710.
-
The MJK Manufacturing Company must produce two products in sufficient quantity to meet contracted sales in each of the next three months. The two products share the same production facilities, and...
-
Derive an expression for the electric energy generation per unit of air volume stored in a cavity for a CAES system. Assume that there are two expansion stages and express the work output as the sum...
-
On January 1, 2013, Heckert Company purchases a controlling interest in Aker Company. The following information is available: a. Heckert Company purchases 1,600 shares of Aker Company outstanding...
-
a ) What is the essential concern motivating the requirement that allocations to partners have Substantial Economic Effect? b ) Describe the criteria under the basic test for Economic Effect and...
-
Newlyweds Jamie Lee and Ross have had several milestones in the past year. They are newly married, recently purchased their first home, and now have twins on the way! Jamie Lee and Ross have to...
-
Macarrys Bicycle Company makes and sells high-quality bicycles, primarily to larger North American bicycle retail outlets and to some wholesalers for smaller retail shops. They have several models,...
-
The following is an incorrect proof of For every natural number n 1, in every group of n cars, all the cars are from the same state Proof by induction: Base case: In a group of 1 car, every car...
-
Ontario Public Accounts: What are the 3 main expenses for the provincial government and what percentage of total expenses to they account for?
-
Rondeau, Incorporated, manufactures and sells two products: Product V9 and Product M6. Data concerning the expected production of each product and the expected total direct labor-hours (DLHS)...
-
You read in The Wall Street Journal that 30-day T-bills are currently yielding 5.6%. Your brother-in-law, a broker at Safe and Sound Securities, has given you the following estimates of current...
-
Casper Corporation purchased a license with a ten-year legal and useful life for $500,000 on January 1, 2024. Casper expects the license to produce 25% of its revenues in each of the first two years,...
-
1. Doug is a 13-year-old Caucasian boy that was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) shortly after birth. Doug has an 11-year-old sister, Dana, who also suffers from CF, and a 9-year-old brother,...
-
Imagine a sound wave with a frequency of 1.10 kHz propagating with a speed of 330 m/s. Determine the phase difference in radians between any two points on the wave separated by 10.0 cm.
-
Shown here are cartoons of two different polymers. Based on these cartoons, which polymer would you expect to be denser? Which one would have the higher melting point? (a) (b)
-
A reaction for converting ketones to lactones, called the Baeyer-Villiger reaction, is used in the manufacture of plastics and pharmaceuticals. 3- Chloroperbenzoic acid is shock-sensitive, however,...
-
For the table that follows, write which orbital goes with the quantum numbers. Don't worry about x, y, z subscripts. If the quantum numbers are not allowed, write "not allowed." mi Orbital 2p...
-
Design a HEN to meet the MER targets for \(\Delta T_{\text {min }}=10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and \(N_{H X, \text { min }}\) for a process involving five hot streams and one cold stream as introduced by...
-
The PFD in Figure 11.63 shows a process in which two liquid products, A and B, are produced from a feed stream of raw material R. In the process, the reactor feed is preheated to \(300^{\circ}...
-
Consider a process with the following streams: (a) Compute \(\Delta T_{\text {thres }}\) as well as the minimum external heating and cooling requirements as a function of \(\Delta T_{\text {min }}\)....
Study smarter with the SolutionInn App