The thermal decompositions of carbamates. II. Methyl N-methylcarbamate

1972 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1453 ◽  
Author(s):  
NJ Daly ◽  
F Ziolkowski
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Transition State ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Reaction Vessel ◽  
Phase Reaction ◽  
Methyl Isocyanate ◽  
Gas Phase Reaction ◽  
First Order

Methyl N-methyloarbamate decomposes in the range 370-422� to give methyl isocyanate and methanol. The reaction is first order in carbamate, and the variation of the rate constants with temperature is given by the equation. k = 1012.39 exp(-4806O/RT) (s-l; activation energy in cal mol-l) Rate constants are unaffected by the addition of isobutene or by increase in the surface to volume ratio of the reaction vessel. The addition of alcohols or amines does not reverse the process. The decomposition is considered to be a homogeneous, unimolecular gas-phase reaction, probably proceeding through a four-centred transition state.

The thermal decompositions of carbamates. I. Ethyl N-Methyl-N-phenylcarbamate

1971 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 2541 ◽  
Author(s):  
NJ Daly ◽  
F Ziolkowski
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Reaction Vessel ◽  
First Order ◽  
Order Rate

Ethyl N-methyl-N-phenylcarbamate decomposes in the gas phase over the range 329-380� to give N-methylaniline, carbon dioxide, and ethylene. The reaction is quantitative, and is first order in the carbamate. First-order rate constants are described by the equation ������������������� k1 = 1012.44 exp(-45,380/RT) (s-1) and are unaffected by the addition of cyclohexene or by increase in the surface to volume ratio of the reaction vessel. The reaction is considered to be unimolecular and likely to proceed by means of a mechanism of the type represented by the pyrolyses of acetates, xanthates, and carbonates.

Rate constants for the gas-phase reaction of OH radicals with a series of ketones at 299 ± 2 K

1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 839-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Atkinson ◽  
Sara M. Aschmann ◽  
William P. L. Carter ◽  
James N. Pitts
Keyword(s):  
Gas Phase ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Oh Radicals ◽  
Phase Reaction ◽  
Gas Phase Reaction

The thermal decomposition of cyclobutane-1,2-dione

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
pp. 2945-2948 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-R. Cao ◽  
R. A. Back
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Thermal Decomposition ◽  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Surface Reaction ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Reaction Vessel ◽  
Arrhenius Parameters ◽  
First Order

The thermal decomposition of cyclobutane-1,2-dione has been studied in the gas phase at temperatures from 120 to 250 °C and pressures from 0.2 to 1.5 Torr. Products were C2H4 + 2CO, apparently formed in a simple unimolecular process. The first-order rate constant was strongly pressure dependent, and values of k∞ were obtained by extrapolation of plots of 1/k vs. 1/p to1/p = 0. Experiments in a packed reaction vessel showed that the reaction was enhanced by surface at the lower temperatures. Arrhenius parameters for k∞, corrected for surface reaction, were log A (s−1) = 15.07(±0.3) and E = 39.3(±2) kcal/mol. This activation energy seems too low for a biradical mechanism, and it is suggested that the decomposition is probably a concerted process. The vapor pressure of solid cyclobutane-1,2-dione was measured at temperatures from 22 to 62 °C and a heat of sublimation of 13.1 kcal/mol was estimated.

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