Absolute Velocity Constants in the Autoxidation of Tetralin

THE main features of the autoxidation of unsaturated hydrocarbons have been established by Bolland and Gee1. The autoxidation of tetralin probably follows a similar course, although the published work2is open to criticism. If the kinetic scheme of Bolland and Gee is accepted, dye photosensitization offers a convenient method of determining the velocity constants absolutely. In our programme of work on absolute velocity constants3, we have therefore studied the sensitized oxidation of tetralin.