The Mercury Photosensitized Hydrogenation of Propylene
- 1 September 1948
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 16 (9) , 916-919
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1747030
Abstract
The mercury photosensitized hydrogenation of propylene has been investigated at 30°, 110°, and 200°, using an 8/1 ratio of hydrogen to propylene. The hydrocarbon products were analyzed with a mass spectrometer. The occurrence of 2,3‐dimethylbutane as the principal C6 product indicates that a hydrogen atom adds preferentially to the terminal carbon atom of propylene to form the isopropyl radical. Analyses of the C6 and C9 products suggests that the isopropyl radical adds preferentially to the middle carbon atom of propylene.Keywords
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