Carboxy-group participation in acetal hydrolysis. The hydrolysis of benzaldehyde disalicyl acetal
Abstract
The pH–rate contstant profile for hydrolysis of benzaldehyde disalicyl acetal in either 50% dioxan–H2O (v/v) or in H2O at 25° is bell-shaped and reveals a maximum enhancement of kobs in comparison with the dimethyl ester of 2·7 × 109.