Hydroxyl radical evidence, experimental

The third method is based on the reaction of O3" with hydrogen peroxide which follows the oxidation of hydrogen peroxide by the hydroxyl radicals. Evidence of such a reaction can be seen from the simultaneous decay of absorption at 4300A. and the formation of absorption at 2600A. (Figures 4c and 4d). We assume that 0 f only reacts with hydrogen peroxide, under our experimental conditions. 

The attack on the aromatic nucleus by hydroxyl radicals is probably analogous to that by phenyl and methyl radicals, Eq. (34a,b). Evidence that the first step is the addition of hydroxyl radical to benzene, rather than abstraction of a hydrogen atom, has recently been adduced from a study of the radiolysis of water-benzene mixtures. The familiar addition complex may undergo two reactions to form the phenolic and dimeric products respectively, Eq. (34a,b). Alternative mechanisms for the formation of the dimer have been formulated, but in view of the lack of experimental evidence for any of the mechanisms further discussion of this problem is not justified. 

Some evidence appeared to support the diffusion concept, since it seemed to best explain the effect of H20 on the experimental flame velocities of CO—02. As described in the previous chapter, it is known that at high temperatures water provides the source of hydroxyl radicals to facilitate rapid reaction of CO and 02. 

Although the mechanism of Gif chemistry still gives reason for debate, experimental results provide evidence for the existence of a radical pathway. Four hints on a radical mechanism involving hydroxyl radicals are ... 

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In their review, Mills et al. [46] suggest that, given the mounting evidence that the photogenerated hydroxyl radical remains bound to the semiconductor surface during organic substrate destruction by photocatalysis [56, 160], it is unlikely that cases II and IV ever obtain in any practical situation. Nevertheless, at time of writing, it is still experimentally impossible to discriminate between cases I and III. 

Combustion and oxidation reactions produce oxygen atoms and hydroxyl and hydroperoxyl radicals as oxidizing agents. The first two have already been discussed. The hydroperoxyl radical, which was noted as an annoying interference in the attempts to determine the kinetics of hydroxyl radical chemistry, has been studied in far less detail, and the kinetics determined are not considered to be very accurate. What little experimental evidence that has accumulated is recorded in Table 42. The third entry in the table is an estimated collection of parameters derived to be consistent with those for related reactions, and probably these are much closer to the true values than are the experimental ones. 

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