Mechanism of Thermal Change in Gaseous Organic Compounds

Abstract

INVESTIGATIONS in this laboratory have shown that thermal change in gaseous organic compounds commonly leads to the formation of paired products through a single chemical process, so that, although the rate of change in the reactant is determined solely by initial concentration and temperature, the relative rates of formation of the products may be determined by other conditions. In such cases the initial rates of reaction show acceleration, the x t graphs being linear, or curved towards the x-axis; but after a relatively short period the slopes of the graphs suddenly diminish. Further, the main process seems generally to be associated with a primary or background process, represented by,leading to equilibrium in the system A, B, (C).