Effect of the Reactant Ratio on the Kinetics of Methanolysis of Acyl Chlorides

The apparent second-order rate constants for the reaction of methacryloyl chloride with methanol regularly increase on raising the acyl chloride-to-alcohol ratio. The variation of the rate constants is described by the Michaelis-Menten equation, indicating that the process involves initial formation of an associate with a probable structure of charge-transfer complex (CTC). Thermodynamic parameters of the CTC formation and rate constants and activation parameters for the transformation of CTC into the products have been determined.