The thermal decomposition of azobenzene

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (8) ◽  
pp. 1712-1718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Barton ◽  
Michael Hodgett ◽  
Paul Skirving ◽  
Michael Whelton ◽  
Keith Winter ◽  
...  

The rate of nitrogen formation during the thermal decomposition of azobenzene in static and stirred-flow systems was measured over the temperature range of 368.9 °C to 437.4 °C. The first order rate constant was found to be given by the expression[Formula: see text]A consideration of the equilibrium constant between cis-azobenzene and trans-azobenzenc, and the rate of attainment of equilibrium, leads to the conclusion that a small concentration of cis-azobenzene is always present, at equilibrium with the trans isomer. Since the cis isomer is likely to be more reactive than the trans isomer the rate constant cannot be ascribed to the trans isomer alone. No effect of variation of surface-to-volume ratio could be detected. Some preliminary experiments in which toluene and ethylene were employed as additives indicated that these did not affect the rate of formation of nitrogen. Nevertheless, because of a certain amount of scatter in the results, a small effect could not be excluded. There were at least nine products, in addition to nitrogen.


1963 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1826-1831 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. W. Evans ◽  
A. H. Sehon

The thermal decomposition of peracetic acid in toluene, benzene, and p-xylene was studied over the temperature range 75–95°C. The main products of decomposition were found to be CH4, CO2, CH3COOH; small amounts of methanol, phenols, and polymeric compounds were also detected.The rate of the overall decomposition was first order with respect to peracetic acid, and the results could be explained by postulating the participation of the two simultaneous reactions:[Formula: see text] [Formula: see text]The rate constant of reaction (1) was independent of the solvent, whereas k2 was dependent on the solvent. The ratio k2/k1 was about 10.



1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
pp. 2945-2948 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-R. Cao ◽  
R. A. Back

The thermal decomposition of cyclobutane-1,2-dione has been studied in the gas phase at temperatures from 120 to 250 °C and pressures from 0.2 to 1.5 Torr. Products were C2H4 + 2CO, apparently formed in a simple unimolecular process. The first-order rate constant was strongly pressure dependent, and values of k∞ were obtained by extrapolation of plots of 1/k vs. 1/p to1/p = 0. Experiments in a packed reaction vessel showed that the reaction was enhanced by surface at the lower temperatures. Arrhenius parameters for k∞, corrected for surface reaction, were log A (s−1) = 15.07(±0.3) and E = 39.3(±2) kcal/mol. This activation energy seems too low for a biradical mechanism, and it is suggested that the decomposition is probably a concerted process. The vapor pressure of solid cyclobutane-1,2-dione was measured at temperatures from 22 to 62 °C and a heat of sublimation of 13.1 kcal/mol was estimated.



1964 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 985-989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard R. Hiatt

The thermal decomposition of tert-butyl trimethylsilyl peroxide has been investigated and found to be sensitive to acid and base catalysis and to the nature of the solvent. In heptane and iso-octane the first-order rate constant could be expressed as 1.09 × 1015e−41200/RT and in 1-octene as 3.90 × 1015e−41200/RT (sec−1). The half life at 203 °C was about 1 hour. The reaction was faster in aromatic solvents; in chlorobenzene it was complicated by formation of HCl from the solvent.Products of the reaction were acetone, tert-butyl alcohol and hexamethyldisiloxane.



1970 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 1140-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. O'Dell Jr. ◽  
B. deB. Darwent

The thermal decomposition of gaseous methyl azide has been investigated at conversions of less than 1% at 155, 170, and 200 °C. The reaction has been shown to be homogeneous and unimolecular, the first-order rate constant being kun1 = 2.85 × 1014 exp − (40 500/RT). The decomposition results in the formation of CH3N(X3∑−) and N2(X1∑g+). The CH3N(X3∑−) do not react with CH3N3 to produce N2, but do form a polymer of composition similar to hexamethylene tetramine and also react with olefins. The major products are N2 and polymer; small amounts of H2 and CH4, but no C2H6, are formed.



1971 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 771 ◽  
Author(s):  
NJ Daly ◽  
F Ziolkowski

Citraconic anhydride decomposes in the gas phase over the range 440- 490� to give carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and propyne which undergoes some polymerization to trimethylbenzenes. The decomposition obeys first-order kinetics, and the Arrhenius equation ������������������� k1 = 1015.64 exp(-64233�500/RT) (s-1) describes the variation of rate constant with temperature. The rate constant is unaffected by the addition of isobutene or by increase in the surface/volume ratio of the reaction vessel. The reaction appears to be unimolecular and if a diradical intermediate is involved it may not be fully formed in the transition state.



Author(s):  
Kamlesh Dashora ◽  
Shailendra Saraf ◽  
Swarnalata Saraf

Sustained released tablets of diclofenac sodium (DIC) and tizanidine hydrochloride (TIZ) were prepared by using different proportions of cellulose acetate (CA) as the retardant material. Nine formulations of tablets having different proportion of microparticles developed by varied proportions of polymer: drug ratio ‘’i.e.’’; 1:9 -1:3 for DIC and 1:1 – 3:1 for TIZ. Each tablet contained equivalent to 100 mg of DIC and 6mg of TIZ. The prepared microparticles were white, free flowing and spherical in shape (SEM study), with  the particle size varying from 78.8±1.94 to 103.33±1.28 µm and 175.92± 9.82 to 194.94±14.28µm for DIC  and TIZ, respectively.  The first order rate constant K1 of formulations were found to be in the range of  K1 = 0.117-0.272 and 0.083- 0.189 %hr-1for DIC and TIZ, respectively. The value of exponent coefficient (n) was found to be in the range of 0.6328-0.9412  and 0.8589-1.1954 for DIC and TIZ respectively indicates anomalous  to  non anomalous transport type of diffusions among different formulations



1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (20) ◽  
pp. 3596-3601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. H. Liu ◽  
Barry M. Jennings

The thermal decomposition of phenyl-n-butyldiazirine and of phenylmethyldiazirine in DMSO and in HOAc have been investigated over the temperature range 80–130 °C. The intermediate diazo compounds, 1-phenyl-1-diazopentane and 1-phenyldiazoethane respectively have been detected and isolated. The decomposition of phenyl-n-butyldiazirine and the subsequent decomposition of its product, 1-phenyl-1-diazopentane, are an illustration of consecutive reactions. The kinetic parameters for the isomerization and decomposition reactions have been determined. The isomerization of phenylmethyldiazirine to 1-phenyldiazoethane is first order and probably unimolecular but the kinetics for the subsequent reactions of 1-phenyldiazoethane are complicated by several competing rate processes.



1992 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 1943 ◽  
Author(s):  
SJ Dunne ◽  
RC Burns ◽  
GA Lawrance

Oxidation of Ni2+,aq, by S2O82- to nickel(IV) in the presence of molybdate ion, as in the analogous manganese system, involves the formation of the soluble heteropolymolybdate anion [MMogO32]2- (M = Ni, Mn ). The nickel(IV) product crystallized as (NH4)6 [NiMogO32].6H2O from the reaction mixture in the rhombohedra1 space group R3, a 15.922(1), c 12.406(1) � ; the structure was determined by X-ray diffraction methods, and refined to a residual of 0.025 for 1741 independent 'observed' reflections. The kinetics of the oxidation were examined at 80 C over the pH range 3.0-5.2; a linear dependence on [S2O82-] and a non-linear dependence on l/[H+] were observed. The influence of variation of the Ni/Mo ratio between 1:10 and 1:25 on the observed rate constant was very small at pH 4.5, a result supporting the view that the precursor exists as the known [NiMo6O24H6]4- or a close analogue in solution. The pH dependence of the observed rate constant at a fixed oxidant concentration (0.025 mol dm-3) fits dequately to the expression kobs = kH [H+]/(Ka+[H+]) where kH = 0.0013 dm3 mol-1 s-1 and Ka = 4-0x10-5. The first-order dependence on peroxodisulfate subsequently yields a second-order rate constant of 0.042 dm3 mol-1 s-1. Under analogous conditions, oxidation of manganese(II) occurs eightfold more slowly than oxidation of nickel(II), whereas oxidation of manganese(II) by peroxomonosulfuric acid is 16-fold faster than oxidation by peroxodisulfate under similar conditions.



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