Reactions of thiyl radicals. V. The gas phase photolysis of methyl disulfide and ethyl disulfide mixtures in the presence of ethylene
- 15 July 1968
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 46 (14) , 2462-2464
- https://doi.org/10.1139/v68-401
Abstract
The gas phase photolysis of methyl disulfide and ethyl disulfide and their mixtures, in the presence and absence of ethylene, has been studied at 25 °C and λ = 2300–2800 Å. The pure substrates give predominantly the corresponding thiol, whereas co-photolysis yields methyl ethyl disulfide in appreciably larger yields.When ethylene is added, the substrates individually show a reduction in RSH rate and the formation of relatively small amounts of sulfides. In their co-photolysis, added C2H4 does not appreciably alter the rate of methyl ethyl disulfide formation, indicating a low efficiency of RS scavenging by the olefin in this system.Isopropanol and 2,3-dimethyl butane do not increase the thiol yield from the pure substrates.Keywords
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