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the esterification reaction is close to equilibrium in this
case and, as a result, the calculation accuracy of the
rate becomes poorer. In particular, this is indicated by
the negative value of the formation rate of cyclohexyl
caproate (occurrence of hydrolysis) at a cyclohexane
conversion of 3.2% (Table 3).
(2) The contribution of the reaction of esterification
of mono- and dicarboxylic acids by cyclohexanol to
the formation of cyclohexyl esters in the oxidation
of cyclohexane is less than 0.2% relative to that
from the main channel of their accumulation:
alcoholysis of mixed carboxylic acid anhydrides by
cyclohexanol.
In contrast to the reaction with an anhydride, the reaction
of esterification of an alcohol by an acid is reversible and,
under certain conditions, can make lower the content of
cyclohexyl esters formed by the reaction of alcoholysis of
carboxylic acid anhydrides by alcohols.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors are grateful to O.V. Borodina, head of the
quality control department Tokem ProductionAssociation
Limited-Liability Company (Kemerovo) for assistance
in determination of water in oxidized cyclohexane
samples.
Using the running concentrations of cyclohexanol,
water, and the corresponding carboxylic acids in oxidized
cyclohexane (Table 2), we calculated by the formula
k+[ROH][R'COOH]
[
R'COOR] =
i
(20)
k [H O]
−
2
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