The thermal decompositions of 2-methyl-2-phenoxypropane

1981 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 343 ◽  
Author(s):  
NJ Daly ◽  
SA Robertson ◽  
LP Steele
Keyword(s):  
Gas Phase ◽  
Reaction Mechanisms ◽  
Arrhenius Equation ◽  
Chain Process ◽  
Quadrupole Mass ◽  
Radical Chain ◽  
Thermal Reactions ◽  
First Order ◽  
Radical Chain Process ◽  
Good Agreement

The thermal reactions of 2-methyl-2-phenoxypropane have been studied in gas phase over the range 600-670 K by quadrupole mass spectrometry and pressure studies. The reaction is shown to be a homogeneous first-order elimination of phenol and 2-methylpropene which is described by the Arrhenius equation k = 1014.10�0.12exp[(-210.46�1.36)/RT] s-1 Possible reaction mechanisms are considered and the reaction is found to be a unimolecular elimination rather than a radical chain process initiated by homolysis to phenoxy and 1,1-dimethylethyl radicals. Evidence for the rearrangement to 4-t-butylphenol previously proposed has been carefully sought and it is concluded that the process does not occur in the gas phase. The A-factor observed for the reaction is in good agreement with that calculated for the four-centred transition state proposed for elimination of 2-methylpropene from alkoxypropanes.

Catalysis by hydrogen halides in the gas phase. XVIII. Methyl formate and hydrogen bromide

1968 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 1711
Author(s):  
DA Kairaitis ◽  
VR Stimson
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Decomposition Product ◽  
Methyl Formate ◽  
Arrhenius Equation ◽  
Hydrogen Bromide ◽  
Radical Chain ◽  
Hydrogen Halides ◽  
Chain Decomposition ◽  
First Order

Hydrogen bromide catalyses the decomposition of methyl formate into carbon monoxide and methanol at 390-460�. The radical chain decomposition product, methane, is formed in only a small amount that is further reduced by the addition of inhibitor. The reaction is homogeneous and molecular, is first order in each reactant, and follows the Arrhenius equation: k2 = 1012.50exp(-32200/RT)sec-1 ml mole-1 It is not reversed by added methanol.

Kinetics and mechanisms of the pyrolysis of diethyl ether I. The uninhibited reaction

1964 ◽  
Vol 278 (1375) ◽  
pp. 505-516 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Diethyl Ether ◽  
Chain Process ◽  
Chain Mechanism ◽  
Radical Chain ◽  
Elementary Reactions ◽  
First Order ◽  
First Order Kinetics ◽  
Steady State Rate ◽  
State Rate ◽  
Radical Chain Process

The uninhibited thermal decomposition of diethyl ether was studied from 560 to 620 °C and at pressures ranging from 15 to 320 mmHg . The order of the overall reaction was between 1 and 3/2, the order being greater the higher the pressure. Analytical and kinetic data provide strong evidence that there is a molecular split of diethyl ether into ethanol and ethylene. The reaction leading to acetaldehyde and ethane, on the other hand, is concluded to be almost entirely a free-radical chain process. A detailed chain mechanism is postulated, involving first-order initiation and the reaction between C 2 H 5 and CH 2 CH 2 OC 2 H 5 as the chain-ending step. This mechanism is shown to give a steady-state rate equation which leads to first-order kinetics at lower ether pressures and three-halves-order kinetics at higher ones. The kinetic results lead to activation energies which are in satisfactory agreement with values calculated on the basis of the elementary reactions.

Catalysis by hydrogen halides in the gas phase. XIX. 2,3-Dimethylbutan-2-ol and hydrogen bromide

1968 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 2385 ◽  
Author(s):  
RL Johnson ◽  
VR Stimson
Keyword(s):  
Gas Phase ◽  
Arrhenius Equation ◽  
Hydrogen Bromide ◽  
Phase Decomposition ◽  
Hydrogen Halides ◽  
First Order

The gas-phase decomposition of 2,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol into 2,3-dimethylbut-1-ene, 2,3-dimethylbut-2-ene, and water, catalysed by hydrogen bromide at 303-400�, is described. The rate is first-order in each reactant and the Arrhenius equation k2 = 1011.88 exp(-26490/RT) sec-l ml mole-1 is followed. The olefins appear to be in their equilibrium proportions. The effects of substitutions in the alcohol at Cα and Cβ on the rate are discussed.

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