Mulcahy, Seann P.2011-07-142011-07-142011-07-14https://hdl.handle.net/2144/1417A two-week multi-step experiment that introduces students to mechanistic organic chemistry and substituent effects. A simple preparation of differentially substituted para-nitrophenyl benzoates is followed by ester hydrolysis with monitoring by UV-Vis spectroscopy to provide rate data for the reaction.en-USAttribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 Unportedhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/Physical organic chemistryHammett equationEster hydrolysis/saponificationMechanistic studyRate equationNucleophilic substitutionKinetic analysisOther