Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1979, 44, 406-409
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19790406
The IR laser stimulated decomposition of 1,3-butadiene
Pavel Engsta, Josef Polab and Milan Horáka
a The J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 121 38 Prague 2
b Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 165 02 Prague 6-Suchdol
Abstract
Gaseous 1,3-butadiene (pressure range 600-700 Torr) gives under irradiation with cw CO2 laser (output power 18 W) products of dimerization and decomposition - 4-vinylcyclohexene, 1-butene and aromatic hydrocarbons. The observation indicates radical mechanism of the decomposition and manifests importance of the absorbed energy transfer through intermolecular collisions.
