THE KINETICS OF THE THERMAL REACTIONS OF ETHYLENE OXIDE
- 1 December 1963
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 41 (12) , 2956-2961
- https://doi.org/10.1139/v63-434
Abstract
The thermal reactions of ethylene oxide in the presence of an excess of propylene have been studied as a function of pressure and it has been found that there are two sets of products, acetaldehyde and free radicals, presumably methyl and formyl. These products are believed to arise from an excited acetaldehyde intermediate. Some evidence has been obtained for the occurrence of a surface-catalyzed rearrangement to acetaldehyde but the free radical products are uninfluenced by surface.Keywords
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