Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1994, 59, 1392-1399
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19941392

Alkaline Hydrolysis of 4-Nitrophenyl Acetate and Diphenyl (4-Nitrophenyl) Phosphate Catalyzed by Iodosoarenesulfonic Acids

Jiří Kulič and Aleš Ptáček

Department of Organic Technology, University of Chemical Technology, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic

Abstract

Alkaline hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl acetate and of diphenyl (4-nitrophenyl) phosphate catalyzed by 2-iodosobenzenesulfonic and 2-iodoso-1-naphthalenesulfonic acids was studied in the presence of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide as the micellar agent. It was found that 2-iodosobenzenesulfonic acid is the better catalyst for the hydrolysis of phenyl acetate while 2-iodoso-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid is more efficient for the hydrolysis of the phosphate.