The kinetics of the reaction of 1‐octadecanol with octadecanoic acid and w ‐carboxy polyxyethylene with w ‐hydroxy polyoxyethylene in the absence of a cataylst were studied as models of polyesterification. Both rreactions are third order. Order two in acid and one in alcohol have been experimentally established by studies of nonstoichiometric systems. These results are not in agreement with recent work related to polyesterification kinetics. The mechanism involves autocatalysis by the acid and the presence of nondissociated ion pairs. Activation enthalpies and entropies are given.
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