HYDROLYSIS OF METHYL ACETATE

KRIZIA MAE Y. KONNO

Department of Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering and Architecture

Cebu Institute of Technology -University

N. Bacalso Ave. Cebu City, 6000 Philippines

In this experiment, the specific rate constant at two or more different temperatures
were determined. The concentration of methyl acetate was determined at a given time
through titration samples with a standard sodium hydroxide solution.
 1. INTRODUCTION

2. MATERIALS AND METHODS

MATERIALS:

Thermostats at 25 and 30
Three 250 ml Erlenmeyer Flasks
Two 125 ml Erlenmeyer Flasks
5-ml pipette
100-ml pipette
Stopwatch or electric timer
Methyl acetate
2 liter 0.2 N sodium hydroxide solution
500 ml 1 N hydrochloric acid
Distilled water
Ice

METHODS:

The sodium hydroxide solution was prepared by the dilution of a saturated stock
solution to minimize the amount of carbonate present and hence seduced the fading of the
phenolphthalein end point.

12 ml methyl acetate was contained in a test tube, set into a thermostat at 25 C. 250
ml of standardized 1 N hydrochloric acid in a flask. After thermal equilibrium was
established, an aliquot of an acid was titrated with a standard sodium hydroxide solution. In
two 250 ml flasks, clamped in a thermostat, 100 ml of the acid was added and allowed to
come to thermal equilibrium for 5 minutes. 5 ml of methyl acetate was transferred to one of
the flasks with a clean, dry pipette. When the pipette was half emptied, the timing watch was
started. The reaction mixture was shaken to provide thorough mixing.

3. RESULTS

@ 25 C VHcl (ml) VH2O (ml) Valiq (ml) VNaOH (ml) t (min) VNaOH (ml)
1 50 50 5 44.2 10.17 12.77
2 50 50 5 45.35 10.33 12.77
3 50 50 5 48.10 10.93 12.77
@ 35 C VHcl (ml) VH2O (ml) Valiq (ml) VNaOH (ml) t (min) VNaOH (ml)
1 50 50 5 54.68 9.58 12.77
2 50 50 5 61.19 10.10 12.77
3 50 50 5 65.10 10.22 12.77

4. DISCUSSION

5. CONCLUSSION

6. REFERENCES