nasonix Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 For the reaction of H2O2 + any-Carboxylic acid to create any-peroxycarboxylic acid What type of reaction is this? Sn1? Sn2? E1? E2? Acid/Base? What is the mechanism? I know the balanced equation. I know that water is a byproduct of this reaction. But what really happens in terms of proton/electron transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypervalent_iodine Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 How familiar are you with other reactions involving carbonyls? For instance, do you know the mechanism for the formation of esters from carboxylic acids or their derivatives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasonix Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) I only know it to the extent of this video I'm assuming the carboxylic acid is the acid catalyst in the peroxy formation and H2O2 serves the exact same role as R-OH? Edited October 30, 2015 by nasonix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasonix Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 But thanks. That helped clear up how understanding a similar mechanism can work in place of the unknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypervalent_iodine Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 No, an acid catalyst is a source of H+ that is not consumed in the reaction. The carboxylic acid in this case is a reactant and forms part of your product. You are correct about the function of H2O2, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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