2,2,3,3,4,4,4-Heptafluorobutyl Acetate—Chemical Equilibrium and Kinetics of the Esterification Reaction of 2,2,3,3,4,4,4-Heptafluorobutan-1-ol and Acetic Acid in the Presence of an Acidic Catalyst

The kinetics and chemical equilibrium of the esterification reaction of acetic acid (AAc) and 2,2,3,3,4,4,4-heptafluorobutan-1-ol (HFBol) (using sulfuric acid as a catalyst) are determined experimentally. The study presents the dependences of Keq on the initial molar ratio of reagents, catalyst concentration and temperature. It is shown that all of the above parameters significantly affect the chemical equilibrium of the system. According to the Van't Hoff equation, the standard enthalpy and standard entropy are calculated from the experimental data. The esterification process of AAc and HFBol is characterized by the negative heat effect (∆rH > 0). The homogeneous and heterogeneous regions of the chemical equilibrium composition at different settings are given. In the homogeneous region of the chemical equilibrium composition, it is found that the rate constant and half-reaction time do not depend on the initial molar ratio of the reagents. The dependencies of the rate constant on the temperature are obtained, and the parameters of the Arrhenius equation are estimated from the experiments.