The Reaction of Oxygen Atoms with Nitrates.
Abstract
The reaction of oxygen atoms with methyl nitrate and with ethyl nitrate have been studied in a discharge-flow system at temperatures between 294 and 473 K. The initial attack involves abstraction of a hydrogen atom. The activation enrgy for hydrogen abstraction is not reduced by the fact that the initally formed radical ruptures exothermically to yield and aldehyde plus nitrogen dioxide. The reaction mechanism and its relation to alkyl nitrate pyrolyses are discussed briefly.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 08, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA033835
Entities
People
- B. A. Thrush
- L. F. Salter
Organizations
- University of Cambridge