Decomposition of methylbenzyl radicals in the pyrolysis and oxidation of xylenes

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 113, Issue 38, 2009, Pages 10264-10278

  Silva, Gabriel Da ^a   Moore, Eric E ^b   Bozzelli, Joseph W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYL RADICALS; BOND DISSOCIATION ENERGIES; BRANCHING RATIO; CLOSED SHELLS; COMBUSTION REACTIONS; CROSSOVER POINTS; DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; DECOMPOSITION REACTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HEATS OF FORMATION; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; ISODESMIC; KINETIC MODELS; MAXIMUM ERROR; MINOR PRODUCTS; MODEL CHEMISTRY; P-METHYLBENZYL; RATE EXPRESSION; REACTION MECHANISM; SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC; TARGET MOLECULE; THERMOCHEMICAL KINETICS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; WORK REACTIONS; XYLENE COMBUSTION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ATOMIZATION; DISSOCIATION; IGNITION; JETS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; SMOKE; XYLENE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BENZYL DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL; XYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ISOMERISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BENZYL COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE RADICALS; ISOMERISM; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS; XYLENES;

EID: 70349260219     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp905722t     Document Type: Article

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