ISOTOPIC AND HOT RADICAL EFFECTS IN THE REACTION OF HYDROGEN ATOMS WITH ETHYLENE
- 1 June 1959
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 37 (6) , 1075-1081
- https://doi.org/10.1139/v59-156
Abstract
Reactions of D atoms with C2H4, H atoms with C2D4, and H atoms with C2H4, at room temperature are compared. Pronounced differences in the extent of isotopic exchange have been found. The observed isotopic and pressure effects provide evidence for the importance of "hot" ethyl radicals in these reactions and their responsibility for isotopic exchange. The atoms are generated by the mercury-photosensitized decomposition of hydrogen and deuterium and their concentration is sufficiently small so that "atomic cracking" does not occur.Keywords
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