
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Daly, NJ 
A1  - Gilligan, MF 
T1  - Thermal reactions of mesityl oxide
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1971
VL  - 24
IS  - 5
SP  - 955
EP  - 960
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9710955 
N2  - Mesityl oxide (4-methylpent-3-en-2-one) thermally decomposes in the range 412-490° give methylbutenes, carbon monoxide, isobutene, and methane as major products. The initial 20% of reaction follows first- order kinetics and is described by the equation k1 = 1014.22exp(-63240/RT) s-1. A Rice-Herzfeld chain is proposed. Addition of hydrogen bromide leads to two reactions, one producing isobutene, carbon monoxide, and methyl bromide, and the other leading to polymerization. Likely steps in the polymerization are proposed. 
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