A STUDY OF DYNAMICS ABOUT THE ADDITION-RE ACTION OF N-DODECYL ALCOHOLAND ETHYLENE-OXIDE - DETERMINING THE OPTIMUM REACTION-TIME

In accordence with the reaction mechanism that the reaction of n-dodec yl alcohol ethylene oxide(EO) is catalyzed by the strong base, the opt imum reaction time expression of the relatively highest product contai ning at the given polymer number oi EO is obtained by the Laplace tran sform, Our expression was compared with Weibull's and Flory's ones und er certain conditions, and the relationship between the optimum reacti on time and the average polymer number of EO is discussed. As an examp le, the conclusion is also proved with the result that lauryl alcohol reacts with EO under different catalytic conditions.