THE KINETICS OF THE ALKALINE HYDROLYSES OF DIMETHYL TEREPHTHALATE AND THE TRANS ISOMER OF DIMETHYL 1,4-CYCLOHEXANEDICARBOXYLATE IN DIOXANE–WATER MIXTURES

The kinetics of the alkaline hydrolyses of dimethyl terephthalate and trans-dimethyl 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate was studied in dioxane–water mixtures varying in dielectric constant from 60 to 11. The effect of the medium on the mechanism and rate constants is, in general, similar to that previously observed in the study of the alkaline hydrolyses of aliphatic diesters.