HYDROLYSIS OF CARBON-TETRACHLORIDE

Authors
JEFFERS PM BRENNER C WOLFE NL
Citation
Pm. Jeffers et al., HYDROLYSIS OF CARBON-TETRACHLORIDE, Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 15(7), 1996, pp. 1064-1065
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology,"Environmental Sciences",Chemistry
Journal title
Environmental toxicology and chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
07307268
Volume
15
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1064 - 1065
Database
ISI
SICI code
0730-7268(1996)15:7<1064:HOC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
New experimental data on the hydrolysis of dilute solutions of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) indicate clearly that the reaction is first-order in CCl4, a conclusion contrary to the classic work of Fells and Moelw yn-Hughes. These historical data have been reanalyzed and shown to be consistent with first-order kinetics. A new determination of the Arrhe nius parameters confirm an environmental half-life of 40 years for CCl 4.