NIST Chemical Kinetics Database

Author(s):   Kerr, J.A.; Trotman-Dickenson, A.F.
Title:   The reactions of alkyl radicals. Part III. n-Butyl radicals from the photolysis of n-Valeraldehyde
Journal:   J. Chem. Soc.
Page(s):
Year:   1960
Reference type:   Journal article
Squib:   1960KER/TRO1602

Reaction:   n-C₄H₉ + n-C₄H₉ → n-C₄H₁₀ + 1-C₄H₈
Reaction order:   2
Reference reaction:   n-C₄H₉ + n-C₄H₉ → n-C₈H₁₈
Temperature:   334 - 502 K
Pressure:  1.60E-2 - 2.80E-2 bar
Rate expression:   6.61x10^-10 [cm³/molecule s] e^{-5438 [J/mole]/RT}
Bath gas:   n-C4H9CHO
Category: Experiment
Data type:   Derived from fitting to a complex mechanism
Excitation technique:   Direct photolysis
Analytical technique:   Gas chromatography

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Rate constant values calculated from the Arrhenius expression:

T (K)	k(T) [cm³/molecule s]
334	9.33E-11
350	1.02E-10
375	1.16E-10
400	1.29E-10
425	1.42E-10
450	1.55E-10
475	1.67E-10
500	1.79E-10
502	1.80E-10