Mechanisms of the hydrolysis of aromatic sulphonyl chlorides and of alkyl and aryl arenesulphonates

CONTENTS
I. Introduction 1
II. Substitution in compounds containing sulphonyl or carbonyl groups 1
III. Site of bond rupture on hydrolysis 2
IV. Influence of catalyst on the mechanism of hydrolysis 3
V. Influence of the polar effects of substituents on the rate of alkaline hydrolysis of esters 5
VI. Influence of solvents 11
VII. Influence of steric factors on the rate and mechanism of the hydrolysis of the chlorides of carboxylic and sulphonic acids 14
VIII. Influence of steric factors on the rate and mechanism of the alkaline and aqueous hydrolysis of aryl sulphonates 15
IX. Correlation of rate constants for the alkaline hydrolysis of arenesulphonic esters with their structure 17