Reaction of Methyl Radicals with Azoethane

Article abstract of DOI:10.1039/ft9938900447

The methyl radical was generated by the thermal decomposition of di-tert-butyl peroxide in the temperature range 397-444 K.The relative Arrhenius parameters of the H-abstraction and addition reactions *CH3 + C2H5N=NC2H5 -> CH4 + <*> (6), *CH3 + C2H5N=NC2H5 -> C2H5N(*)N(CH3)C2H5 (7), log<(k₆/K₅^1/2)/dm^3/2 mol^-1/2 s^-1/2> = (3.1 +/- 0.3) - (30.7 +/- 2.6) kJ mol^-1/Θ; log<(k₇/k₅^1/2)/dm^3/2 mol^-1/2 s^-1/2> = (4.0 +/- 0.5) - (40.,5 +/- 5.1) kJ mol^-1/Θ where Θ = RT ln 10 and k₅ is the rate constant of the reaction 2*CH3 -> C2H6 were determined from the rate of accumulation of products in the early stages of the reaction.

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