DISPROPORTIONATION AND RECOMBINATION REACTIONS OF METHYL AND n-PENTYL RADICALS

Journal Article · Wed Sep 20 04:00:00 EDT 1961 · Journal of the American Chemical Society (U.S.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01479a004· OSTI ID:4837903

Wijnen, M H.J.

Methyl and n-pentyl radicals were produced by photolysis of 2-heptanone. The primary process in the photolysis of this compound may be given by CH/sub 3/ CO(CH/sub 2/)/sub 4/CH/sub 3/ + hv -CH/sub 3/COCH/sub 3/ + C/sub 4/H/sub 8/. Several reactions of methyl and npentyl radicals have been investigated. Data at 63 and at 91 deg indicate k/sub 3//(k/sub 2//sup 1/2/ k/sub 5//sup 1/2/) = 1.6 plus or minus 0. 1. Approximate values of 0.1 and 0.2 are suggested for k/sub 4// k/sub 3/ and k/sub 6//k/sub 5/, respectively. These figures are compared with similar ratios of rate constants for other alkyl radicals. (auth)

• Research Organization: Mellon Inst., Pittsburgh
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-15-032196
• OSTI ID: 4837903
• Report Number(s): RRL-56; 0002-7863
• Journal Information: Journal of the American Chemical Society (U.S.), Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 83; ISSN JACSA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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ACETONE
ALKYL RADICALS
BUTANE
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
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DISPROPORTIONATION
FREE RADICALS
HEPTANE
KETONES
METHYL RADICALS
PHOTOLYSIS
PHOTONS
PREPARATION