Mechanism of product formation during the photolysis of ketene
Journal Article
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· J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)
The photolysis of ketene has been studied with both /sup 14/CH/sub 2/CO and CHTCO, and a new mechanism is suggested for the reactions of triplet methylene in pure ketene. The isotopic experiments are consistent with the set of reactions, (6) plus (8) to (11), /sup 3/CH/sub 2/ + /sup 3/CH/sub 2/ ..-->.. C/sub 2/H/sub 2/ + 2H (8), H + CH/sub 2/CO ..-->.. CH/sub 3/ + CO (9), /sup 3/CH/sub 2/ + CH/sub 3/ ..-->.. C/sub 2/H/sub 4/ + H (10,11), CH/sub 3/ + CH/sub 3/ ..-->.. C/sub 2/H/sub 6/ (6); and not with the earlier proposal of (3) to (6), /sup 3/CH/sub 2/ + CH/sub 2/CO ..-->.. CH/sub 3/ + CHCO (3), CHCO + CHCO ..-->.. C/sub 2/H/sub 2/ + 2CO (4), CH/sub 3/ + CHCO ..-->.. C/sub 2/H/sub 4/ + CO (5). The formation of atomic hydrogen rather than molecular hydrogen in (8) has important consequences for interpretation of the flash photolysis of ketene.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of California, Irvine
- DOE Contract Number:
- E(04-3)-34
- OSTI ID:
- 5507879
- Journal Information:
- J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 83:16; ISSN JPCHA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400302 -- Organic Chemistry-- Isotope Effects-- (-1987)
400500* -- Photochemistry
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBON 14
CARBON ISOTOPES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DECOMPOSITION
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INFORMATION
ISOLATED VALUES
ISOTOPE EFFECTS
ISOTOPES
KETENES
KINETICS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LIGHT NUCLEI
METHYLENE RADICALS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PHOTOLYSIS
RADICALS
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTION KINETICS
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
400302 -- Organic Chemistry-- Isotope Effects-- (-1987)
400500* -- Photochemistry
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBON 14
CARBON ISOTOPES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DECOMPOSITION
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INFORMATION
ISOLATED VALUES
ISOTOPE EFFECTS
ISOTOPES
KETENES
KINETICS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LIGHT NUCLEI
METHYLENE RADICALS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PHOTOLYSIS
RADICALS
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTION KINETICS
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES