PRESSURE-INDEPENDENT FLOW SYSTEM PYROLYSIS OF DIMETHYL CADMIUM

Abstract
The pyrolysis of CdMe2 has been investigated in a benzene carried flow system using temperatures from 743 °K to 800 °K and pressures from 1.63 cm to 16.2 cm. High pressure limiting rate constants were obtained above approximately 8 cm pressures. The high pressure activation energy, E0, of 48.8 ± 1 kcal/mole is identified with D(MeCd—Me) within the limits D < E0 < D + RT.