Decomposition of Methanol Induced by Methoxy Radicals
- 1 September 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 22 (9) , 1527-1534
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1740452
Abstract
Kinetical studies were made at 167°C on the decomposition of methanol induced by methoxy radicals, by pyrolyzing a small amount of dimethyl peroxide in methanol. A considerable amount of ethylene glycol was found. The following mechanism was proposed, and the kinetical equations derived therefrom could express the most part of the reaction quantitatively: The dissociation rate constant of dimethyl peroxide is represented by 4.1×1015 exp (—36.9 kcal/RT) sec—1, and the activation heat of (a) is 3.0∼4.3 kcal higher than that of (b).
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