THE EFFECT OF MIXED MICELLES OF SURFACTANTS ON THE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS OF ESTERS

ABSTRACT

The alkaline hydrolysis of aromatic and normal aliphatic acid esters have been studied at 25°C In mixed micellar solution of surfactants (Brij35—SDS, Brij35 — DTAB, Brij35—TTAB.Brij35-CTAB. Triton X—100 —CTAB, Triton X— 100 —SDS) with UV spectrophotometry and the method of thermokinetics The critical mice liar concentrations of the corresponding systems have also been measured with UV spectrophotometry in this paper. K_jnln micellar pseudo-phase has been calculated- The ratios of ki.to ki.for all mixed micellar systems Investigated are less than 1. The results indicate that these reactions are inhibited by the mixed micelles and the mixed micelles exhibit a greater effect of Inhibition on the reactions than those do In corresponding single ones. The reason for this is that the micropolarity of the compact Stern layer of mixed micelle is lower, and the micro viscidity Is higher. The Inhibition effect! also depend on the hydrophobic chain length of the surfactants and the hydrophobicity of the substrate.

Keyword:

• Mixed micelle of surfactants
• Alkaline hydrolysis of ester Inhibition effect