A kinetic study of the reactions of tert-butoxyl with alkenes: hydrogen abstraction vs. addition

PC Wong, D Griller, JC Scaiano

Index: Wong, P. C.; Griller, D.; Scaiano, J. C. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1982 , vol. 104, # 19 p. 5106 - 5108

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Abstract

Abstract: Rate constants and Arrhenius parameters have been measured for the reactions of tert-butoxyl radicals with alkenes by using laser flash photolysis in benzene-di-tert-butyl peroxide (1: 2 v/v) as solvent. With norbornene and norbornadiene, additions to the double bonds were the only modes of reaction, whereas with cyclopentene and cyclopentadiene, hydrogen abstraction was a competitive process. The measured activation energies were ...