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THE main features of the autoxidation of unsaturated hydrocarbons have been established by Bolland and Gee1. The autoxidation of tetralin probably follows a similar course, although the published work2 is open to criticism. If the kinetic scheme of Bolland and Gee is accepted, dye photosensitization offers a convenient method of determining the velocity constants absolutely. In our programme of work on absolute velocity constants3, we have therefore studied the sensitized oxidation of tetralin.
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BAMFORD, C., DEWAR, M. Absolute Velocity Constants in the Autoxidation of Tetralin. Nature 163, 215 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163215a0
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