Photolyse du butyne-1 dans la région de 147 à 174 nm
We have studied the 147, 163, and 174 nm photolysis of 1-butyne. Several products from C1 to C5 were observed under various conditions such as in the presence of additives, or at different pressures between 0.5 and 100 Torr (65 to 13 300 N m−2). The methyl radical is the most important radical intermediate. Acetylene, ethylene, and vinylacetylene are produced in the presence of radical scavengers and are probably the result of the fragmentation of the photoexcited molecule. Propargyl radicals are thought to be produced but appear not to be scavenged by hydrogen iodide. Polymerization was observed even in the presence of radical scavengers. Secondary processes are numerous and make the interpretation of our results difficult; for example, the ethylene quantum yield increased upon addition of 10% oxygen, the simple radical scavenging effect of this additive does not explain such an effect.