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Experimental Confirmation of the Low‐Temperature Oxidation Scheme of Alkanes
Author(s) -
BattinLeclerc Frédérique,
Herbinet Olivier,
Glaude PierreAlexandre,
Fournet René,
Zhou Zhongyue,
Deng Liulin,
Guo Huijun,
Xie Mingfeng,
Qi Fei
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200906850
Subject(s) - combustion , ignition system , mechanism (biology) , autoignition temperature , chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , quantum mechanics
Intermediate detected : The design of internal combustion engines relies on a good understanding of the mechanism of the auto‐ignition of hydrocarbons. A key assumption of this mechanism, which was commonly accepted but never proven, has now been experimentally demonstrated: the formation of ketohydroperoxides has been observed under conditions close to those actually observed before the auto‐ignition.