The thermal isomerization of [alpha]-pinene

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dc.contributor.advisorWillcott, Mark Robert
dc.contributor.advisorFitzgerald, J. M.
dc.contributor.advisorCominsky, N. C.
dc.contributor.advisorMcElrath, Eby N.
dc.creatorHoward, Patrick Yeager
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-22T20:15:23Z
dc.date.available2022-06-22T20:15:23Z
dc.date.issued1970
dc.description.abstractThe kinetic and thermodynamic properties of the thermal isomerization of [alpha]-pinene have been examined. A stereospecifically deuterated [alpha]-pinene was synthesized and pyrolyzed. The positions of the label in the products were determined, and this information was used in formulating a mechanism for the pinene rearrangements. Arrhenius expressions for the thermal rearrangement of [alpha]-pinene to dipentene and alloocimene have been determined for rate data obtained from a stirred flow reactor. The new rates have been compared, in detail, to those determined in earlier studies and found to be similar, but not identical. The pinene reaction is unimolecular and produces dipentene and alloocimene as primary products. It is not possible to construct a completely detailed mechanism from a review of all the available data. It has been found that the two primary products are not formed in two simultaneous independent reactions. The report that pinene undergoes a thermal racemization has been disproved for temperatures less than 275[degrees]C.
dc.description.departmentChemistry, Department of
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dc.identifier.other13740192
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/9910
dc.language.isoen
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dc.titleThe thermal isomerization of [alpha]-pinene
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Arts and Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentChemistry, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineChemistry
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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