Kinetics of the Reactions between Alkyl Radicals and Molecular Oxygen in Aqueous Solution

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/j100164a051

The rate constant for the reaction R^. + O2 -> ROO^. in aqueous solution was determined for 18 alkyl radicals by laser flash photolysis.The values are all at the diffusion-controlled limit and lie in the range (1.6 - 4.9) x 10⁹ L mol^-1 s^-1.The radicals studied are primary, substituted primary, secondary, and benzyl radicals.