Kinetics and mechanism of the thermal decomposition of N-nitrosodiphenylmethylimine
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 59 (3) , 559-562
- https://doi.org/10.1139/v81-080
Abstract
The thermal decomposition of N-nitrosodiphenylmethylimine has been investigated in various solvents. The decomposition products are benzophenone and nitrogen. The ΔH†and ΔS† parameters for these first-order decompositions have been determined. The experimental evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that the thermolysis of N-nitrosodiphenylmethylimine involves the formation of a cyclic transition state via an electrocyclic ring closure mechanism.Keywords
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