A Comparative Kinetic Study on the Effect of Solvents on Ion-Dipole Type of Reaction : Acid Hydrolysis of Amyl Formate in Aquo-DMSO, Aquo-propan-2-ol, Aquo-acetone, Aquo-dioxan and Aquo-ethanol Media

P. G. Department of Chemistry, A. N. College, Patna-800 013
chemistry Department, Purvottar Railway College, Sonepur
Manuscript received 8 October 1991, revised 10 June 1993, accepted 15 June 1993

Amyl formate has been acid hydrolysed in different aquo-organic co-solvents at varying composition and temperatures. The variation in specific rate constant and dielectric constant values have been determined at all the temperatures and composition of organic co-solvents used. The kinetic parameters have been evaluated. A reasonable interpretation of the experimental data has been given.