
%0 Journal Article
%A Stimson, VR 
%A Tilley, JW 
%T The thermal decomposition of acetyl chloride
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1977/01/01
%V 30
%N 1
%P 81-86
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9770081
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9770081 
%X At 242.4-350 3&#176; the equilibrium CH3COCl &#98596; CH2CO + HCI is established with (Kp in atm) 8.314 ln Kp = -100300/T+ 132.9 Rate constants for the reactions are given by the Arrhenius equations: k1 (s-1) = 1012.42 exp(-168900/8.314T) (measured) k2 (s-1 ml mol-1) = 1010.27 exp(- 69900/8.314T) (calculated) The van't Hoff equation leads to &#916;H&#176;f,298,g = -61.0 kJ mol-1 for ketene. At 299-491&#176; the decarbonylation CH3COCl &#8594; CH3Cl + CO also takes place and it is compared with other similar reactions. 
