R. Louw, E. Kooyman
Sep 2, 2010
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Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas
Abstract
Vapour phase thermolysis at 485°C of methallyl acetate and the allyl esters of benzoic, phenylacetic and trifluoroacetic acid proceeds by radical mechanisms analogous to that proposed for allyl acetate1. Rates of primary allyl-oxygen homolysis appear to depend only slightly on the nature of the acyl moiety. The induced radical decomposition proceeds mainly by addition to ester, followed by β-elimination, polymerization being unimportant under the present experimental conditions. An explanation is offered for the fact that allyl(ic) esters of aromatic acids - in contrast to those of aliphatic acids - produce a substantial amount of carboxylic acid in addition to the main oxygen-containing product, carbon dioxide.