Hydrogen Abstraction from Methyl Formate by Methyl Radicals

Abstract

The reactions of CH3 radicals with methyl formate and CD3 radicals with methyl formate and methyl formate-d have been studied. The CH3 and CD3 radicals were produced by the photolysis of acetone and acetone-d. The Arrhenius parameters (log A, A in 1 mol−1 s−1; E, in kcal mol−1) for hydrogen abstraction are as follows[Formula: see text]