Rearrangement of 2-methyl-2,3-epoxypentane: a kinetic study

Author: Kurtev Kurti   Kehayova Darina   Mitkova Magdalena   Tomov Atanas  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0133-1736

Source: Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.81, Iss.2, 2004-03, pp. : 273-280

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Abstract

The kinetics of the rearrangement of 2-methyl-2,3-epoxypentane over ZnCl2/pumice stone is reported. 2-Methyl-3-pentanone and 2,2-dimethylbutanal are formed in parallel reactions. The reaction scheme and kinetic equations best fitting the experimental data are given.