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The high temperature oxidation of the methyl side chain of toluene
Author(s) -
Brezinsky K.,
Litzinger T. A.,
Glassman I.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of chemical kinetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.341
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1097-4601
pISSN - 0538-8066
DOI - 10.1002/kin.550160902
Subject(s) - chemistry , toluene , benzaldehyde , benzyl alcohol , photochemistry , side chain , alcohol , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , polymer
Abstract From the results of order of magnitude analyses, it is concluded that during the oxidation of toluene, radical‐atom and radical‐radical reactions (1) and (3) play an unusually important and approximately equal role in the formation of benzaldehyde, an intermediate that leads eventually to the complete removal of the side chain.An additional radical‐radical system, reaction (2), is shown to be the most likely source of benzyl alcohol observed during toluene oxidation.