Kinetics of the recombination of methyl radicals with benzyl radicals

Abstract
The recombination of methyl and benzyl radicals has been studied over the temperature range 529 to 799 °K. The Arrhenius parameters for the recombination reaction are log A (cc mole−1 s−1) = 11.20, E = 0.20 kcal mole−1. The frequency factor at 1 000 °K for the reverse reaction, the dissociation of ethyl benzene, is calculated to be log A (s−1) = 14.9. A value of 70.5 kcal mole−1 has been estimated for D(C6H5CH2—CH3).