Comment on “Phenylureas. Part 1. Mechanism of the basic hydrolysis of phenylureas and Part 2. Mechanism of the acid hydrolysis of phenylureas” by R. Laudien and R. Mitzner, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 2001, 2226 and 2230
Abstract
An elementary analysis of recently published experimental kinetic data evidences some aspects that should have been considered before proposing the kinetic mechanisms.