Decomposition of 4, 4-dimethylpent-1-ene in the presence of oxygen between 400 and 500 C: oxidation chemistry of allyl radicals

ZH Lodhi, RW Walker

Index: Lodhi, Zulfiqar H.; Walker, Raymond W. Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, 1991 , vol. 87, # 5 p. 681 - 689

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Abstract

The decomposition of 4, 4-dimethylpent-1-ene (DMP) in the presence of O2 has been used as a source of allyl radicals over the temperature range 400–500° C. The reaction has been studied in both KCl-coated (peroxy species destroyed at the surface) and aged boric-acid- coated vessels (peroxy species preserved), and the basic mechanism shown to be: DMP→ t- butyl+[graphic omitted](1), t-butyl+ O2→ i-C4H8+ HO2 (2). Previous studies have shown ...