Reactions of oxygen atoms with 2-propanol and methanol

Abstract

An investigation of the reaction of 2-propanol at 25 °C with oxygen atoms in the ground electronic state, O( 3 P), and, as a corollary, with the excited mercury atoms, Hg 6( 3 P 1 ), has been carried out. The reaction of oxygen atoms with methanol at 25 °C has also been briefly studied. The general mechanism of reaction of O( 3 P) atoms with simple alcohols is discussed.