KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF N-BUTYRALDEHYDE PHOTOLYSIS IN THE VAPOR-PHASE AT 313-NM

The photolysis was investigated at 313 nm wavelength, 253–529 K temperatures, and 4 × 10−11‐2 × 10−9 mol·photon/cm2·sec light intensities by determining the quantum yields of 20 reaction products. Primary quantum yields for the seven primary processes and rate constant ratios, rate constants, and Arrhenius parameters for secondary processes were derived on the basis of the suggested reaction scheme. The dependence of the quantum yields of the four major primary processes on experimental conditions was established. Copyright © 1979 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.