
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mulcahy, MFR 
A1  - Harrisson, RJ 
A1  - Wilmshurst, JR 
T1  - The reaction of hydrogen atoms with toluene vapour
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1966
VL  - 19
IS  - 8
SP  - 1431
EP  - 1443
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9661431 
N2  - The main product of the reaction between toluene and hydrogen atoms in comparable concentrations at 0.6 torr, 27º, and residence times of about 1 sec, is methylcyclohexane. In addition, a number of toluene molecules approximately equal to those converted to methylcyclohexane react to form gaseous hydrocarbons and a complex liquid product consisting of C3 to C7 (and possibly higher) acyclic alkanes and cycloalkanes. Benzene is not a major product. At 390º the main products are methane, ethane, and ethylene; the liquid product is almost entirely benzene and corresponds to about 10% of the original toluene. To explain the absence of methylcyclohexadienes and methylcyclohexenes from the products of incomplete reaction at 27º, it is suggested that these compounds are formed as intermediates in highly reactive triplet states. 
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