Date of Award
12-1988
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Dr. D.C. Berndt
Second Advisor
Dr. Nagler
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The work reported herein demonstrated that a perfluorocarboxylic acid does indeed behave as a reactive counterion surfactant exhibiting micellar catalysis, this conclusion was further verified by subsequent experimentation.
Rates of acidic hydrolysis of octano-, phenylaceto-, and 4-bromo phenylacetohydroxamic acid have been determined in aqueous perfluorooctanoic acid--a reactive counterion surfactant system. Typical micellar catalysis was observed for the hydrolysis of octanohydroxamic acid but not for the arylacetohydroxamic acids.
Further investigation into finding a more water soluble surfactant which has reactive counter ions is suggested in order to test the theoretical equation (based on the pseudo phase model) appropriate for this surfactant type.
Recommended Citation
Tafti, Mohammad Hashem Akhavan, "Micellar Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Hydroxamic Acids by Perfluorooctanoic Acid" (1988). Masters Theses. 1158.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1158