ELEMENTARY RATES OF DECOMPOSITION OF THE HOMOLOGOUS SERIES ETHYL THROUGH 2-OCTYL RADICALS. RATES OF DECOMPOSITION OF LIGHT AND DEUTERATED ALKYL RADICALS. 2-HEXYL AND 2-OCTY.,

Abstract

The rates of decomposition of the secondary alkyl radicals 2-butyl, 2-pentyl, 2-hexyl, 2-heptyl and 2-octyl were measured by an internal comparison method at 300 K. Activation to a level around 45 kcal/mole was by addition of H atom to the appropriate alpha-olefin. Calculated rate constants agree well with the experimental values. The data illustrate the effect on rates of quantum statistical-weight changes due to structural increments in the series. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0452885

Entities

People

  • Benton Seymour Rabinovitch
  • G. Z. Whitten
  • M. J. Pearson

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Alkenes
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Decomposition

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Technology

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing