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. (Formula Presented.) An additional radical‐radical system, reaction (2), is shown to be the most likely source of benzyl alcohol observed during toluene oxidation. (Formula Presented.)
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1053-1074 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | International Journal of Chemical Kinetics |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1984 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry