RADIOLYSIS OF CYCLOHEXANE. I. PURE LIQUID CYCLOHEXANE AND CYCLOHEXANE- BENZENE SOLUTIONS

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1960 · Journal of Chemical Physics (U.S.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1731137· OSTI ID:4179800

Freeman, G R

The radiation chemistry of pure liquid cyclohexane and of cyclohexane- benzene solutions was investigated. The cyclohexane radiolysis system appears to contain at least two distinct activated species, one of which (c-C/sub 6/Ht/sub 2/ H/sub 12/") is subject to "protection" by benzene while the other (c-C/sub 6/H/ sub 12/') is not. The appronimate yields of these two species, determined by kinetic analysis, are G(c-C/sub 6/H/sub 12/'')= 3.0 combination rat 0.4 and G(c- C/sub 6/H/sub 12/') = 2.4 combination rat 0.4. In addition to the usual products, cyclohexylcyclohexadiene and dicyclohexadicne were measured in the cyclohexane-benzene system. A mechanism was propcsed to explain the formation of the major prcducts and the variation of their yields with benzene concentration. A limiting case calculation for the upper limit of the rate constant for energy transfer between molecules in the present system (10/sup 13/) to 10/sup 14/ liters mole/sec) agrees well with a similar calculation, reconded in the literature, for energy transfer in organic solution scintillators. Another limiting case calculation shows that the rate constant for energy transfer might also be considerably smaller than the above value. (auth)

• Research Organization: Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, Can.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-14-018986
• OSTI ID: 4179800
• Journal Information: Journal of Chemical Physics (U.S.), Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 33; ISSN JCPSA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BENZENE
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CYCLOALKANES
DECOMPOSITION
HEXANE
LIQUIDS
MATHEMATICS
RADIATION EFFECTS
REACTION KINETICS
SCINTILLATIONS
SOLUTIONS