What is the name given to the first order reactions whose molecularity is not one but behaves like one? |
Unimolecular reactions Bimolecular reactions Pseudo-unimolecular reactions None of these |
Pseudo-unimolecular reactions |
Those first order reactions whose molecularity is not one but behaves like one are called Pseudo-unimolecular reactions. Example: (i) Hydrolysis of an ester : CH3COOC2H5 + H2O → CH3COOH + C2H5OH - \(\frac{dx}{dt}\) = k[CH3COOC2H5] So, order of reaction is one. |