Al. Quintela et al., EPOXIDATION REACTION OF TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE WITH EPICHLOROHYDRIN - KINETIC-STUDY OF EPICHLOROHYDRIN FORMATION, Polymer engineering and science, 36(4), 1996, pp. 568-573
The kinetics of the reaction between trimethylolpropane (TMP) and epic
hlorohydrin (ECH) were studied. A mechanism is proposed which involves
the synthesis of chlorohydrins, a previous stage which then leads to
epoxy resin formation. From this mechanism a set of three coupled non-
linear differential equations, (each equation corresponds to each chlo
rohydrin) was derived and numerical solutions were obtained using a Mo
nte-Carlo method. The concentrations of chlorohydrins determined by th
is method (41.7, 35.7, and 22.5%) compare well with the experimental G
PC results (42.7, 34.7, and 22.6%). The corresponding rate constants f
or the formation of the chlorohydrins were obtained.