CHAIN DECOMPOSITION OF 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE IN HYDROCARBON SOLVENTS

Authors
DUBIKHIN VV MATVEEV VG NAZIN GM
Citation
Vv. Dubikhin et al., CHAIN DECOMPOSITION OF 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE IN HYDROCARBON SOLVENTS, Russian chemical bulletin, 45(8), 1996, pp. 1875-1878
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Russian chemical bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
10665285
Volume
45
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1875 - 1878
Database
ISI
SICI code
1066-5285(1996)45:8<1875:CDO2IH>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The rate constants for the thermal decomposition of 2,4,6-trinitrotolu ene have been measured in toluene and other hydrocarbon solvents. The initial, observed rate constant (k(i)) increases with dilution with to luene. The concentration dependence is described by the chain decompos ition scheme with the transfer of the free valence to a solvent molecu le. The activation energy and logk(i) were found to linearly correlate with the dissociation energy of the C-H bond of the solvent.