Investigation of the Reaction of Naphthalene with 0(3P) in the Gas Phase

Abstract

The rate of the reaction between naphthalene and atomic oxygen in the electronic ground state was determined in a discharge flow system with mass spectrometric detection for temperatures between 362 and 773 K. All measurements were performed in an excess of O atoms over hydrocarbon. The second order rate constant was determined to be Kinetic data are compared with data about the reactions of other aromatic substances and atomic oxygen in the ground state. Some possible reaction channels are discussed