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The C—H Bond Energy in Toluene and Xylenes

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The pyrolysis of toluene and of the three xylenes has been investigated by a flow method in a silica reaction vessel with a technique permitting the measurement of the rate of the reaction for decompositions ranging from 0.01 per cent up to a few per cent. The reactions were shown to be homogeneous gas reactions of the first order, the first-order constant remaining the same when the time of contact and the pressure of the hydrocarbons were varied.

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SZWARC, M. The C—H Bond Energy in Toluene and Xylenes. Nature 160, 403 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160403a0

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