The single electron chemistry of coals, July 1, 1991--September 30, 1991

Technical Report · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10107800· OSTI ID:10107800

Larsen, J W; Eskay, T P

The objectives of this work are to investigate and characterize the single electron reactions of alkyl and alkoxy aromatic compounds in order to determine the role these reactions play in the chemistry of coal. (1) Attempts will be made to demonstrate that the radicals from inertinite maceral group will initiate the polymerization of 4-vinylpyridine. (2) The molecule, N, N-diphenyl-phenylendiamine, will be deposited in coals to characterize their native free radicals. (3) Tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) will be used to characterize the numbers and strengths of single electron donors in coals.

• Research Organization: Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG22-89PC89785
• OSTI ID: 10107800
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/89785--8; ON: DE92004525
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010600
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AMINES
CHEMICAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
DEPOLYMERIZATION
ELECTRONS
MACERALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROGRESS REPORT
PROPERTIES AND COMPOSITION
PYRIDINES
RADICALS
REACTION INTERMEDIATES