Reaction of CH2OH with O2, NO, and NO2 at Room Temperature

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/j100350a028

The reaction of CH2OH with O2, NO, and NO2 has been studied using pulse radiolysis to generate the radicals and ultraviolet absorption to observe the kinetics.Rate constant values of (0.88 +/- 0.02) x 10^-11, (2.5 +/- 0.02) x 10^-11, and (2.3 +/- 0.4) x 10^-11 cm³ molecule^-1 s^-1 have been measured at room temperature and 1 atm pressure for the O2, NO, and NO2 reactions, respectively.Absorptions due to long-lived or stable products were observed in the same spectral region.A simple analysis of these observations suggests that formation of an adduct may dominate in the reaction of CH2OH with NO and NO2 but that this process accounts for only a minor route in the O2 reaction.