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Essay / Kinetics of digestion-catalyzed ester hydrolysis the kinetics of the hydrolysis of the ester, p-nitrophenyl acetate (NPA) which is catalyzed by the imidazole buffer (Im). In terms of kinetics, more specifically, the reaction rate determined by concentration, reaction orders, and rate constant with each species in a chemical reaction. Using the catalyst concentration and temperature, the overall reaction rate was determined. The rate constants of K0, Kobs, and Kcat can be derived via plotting the 400 nm absorption of p-nitrophenol versus the concentration of the imidazole catalyst. Finally, the activation free energy, ΔGǂ, which is required to force the transformation of the reactants towards the transition state structure will be determined using the equation ΔGǂ = ΔHǂ – TΔSǂ derived from the Eyring plot. The experiment consists of studying the reaction rate by varying the concentrations of a catalyst or the temperatures with a constant pH, and thanks to the data obtained, the rate law, constants and activation energies can be determined experimentally. . The rate law determines how the rate of a reaction occurs, thus allowing the study of the overall mechanism of reaction formation. In the general form of the tariff law, it is A + B C or r=k[A]x[B]y. The reaction rate can be affected by the concentration such as A and B in the previous equation, the order of reactions, and the rate constant of each species in an overall chemical reaction. Consequently, the rate law must be determined experimentally. In general, in a multi-step reaction... middle of paper......facilitates, including temperature. It is determined from the data that the reaction is more likely to have a stepwise mechanism than a concerted one due to the small –ΔS and relatively large value of ΔH of the arrays. Due to some errors, it is better to perform another experiment for future protocols. In addition, with the variation, the 35°C where at a given moment the absorbance stabilizes then increases. In comparison with the rate constant versus temperatures, at 25°C it is higher than 35 and 45. Further testing is required to ensure correct determination of the rate constant at these temperatures. Acknowledgments: We thank the University of Oklahoma and the Chemistry School for providing space, instructions, and equipment for the development of this report and experiment.References:1. Physical Chemistry Lab Manual I, University of Oklahoma, Fall 2014, p.. 37 – 44
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