Radical Reactions of Selected Compounds in Aqueous Solution

Radical Reactions of Selected Compounds in Aqueous Solution 

The free-radical chemistry of polyhydric alcohols in deoxygenated solutions has been extensively investigated by using radiolysis and ra- 

The reactions of peroxyl radicals derived from polyhydric alcohols were studied by using flash photolysis of H202 as the radiomimetic system,116 and by various product studies on ethylene glycol,148,149 glycerol,149 erythritol,145 D-arabinitol,149 D-mannitol,148,149 D-glu-citol,145,150,151 myo-inositol,147,152-154 and scyMo-inositol.77 

The G-values of all products depend on the dose rate, not only that of acetaldehyde, the product of the chain reaction (reaction 53). At high dose-rates, the elimination of water (reaction 49) cannot compete effectively with the disproportionation and combination reactions of 

In alkaline solution (0.1 M KOH) and in the presence of N 0, the formation of formaldehyde and acetic acid is observed.137,138 The mechanism of these reactions still awaits clarification. 

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