Propylene reaction with oxygen atoms

Fig. 1. Pressure effect on the yield of addition and fragmentation products in the reaction of oxygen atoms with propylene.

The data in Table I and in Figures 1 and 2 show that at very low pressures, such as are commonly used in electrical discharge techniques, it would be difficult to observe the stabilized addition products in the reaction of oxygen atoms with ethylene, propylene, and 1,3-butadiene. The other olefins are likely to be more favorable in this respect and indeed the addition products formed with butene-1 have been observed under such conditions, as will be discussed later. 

FIGURE 2-5 Comparison of the experimentally observed rate of propylene loss with that calculated for its reactions with ozone and oxygen atoms. Reprinted with permission from Niki et al. ... 

The reactions of propylene oxide and isobutylene oxide with 0-labeled hydroxide in 0-labeled water lead to the corresponding glycols in which the 0 is distributed between the two oxygen atoms of each product as shown in equations 6.103 and 6.104. (O = 0.)... 

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