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The Decomposition Kinetics of Benzoyl Peroxide in Pyridine and in Pyridine-Benzene
Vidal, Simone,Court, Jean,Bonnier, Jane-Marie
, p. 663 - 668 (2007/10/02)
The decomposition kinetics of benzoyl peroxide in pyridine and in pyridine-benzene have been studied in the presence and absence of an inhibitor.We observed that pyridine could induce the decomposition of benzoyl peroxide, the reaction of which was first-order with respect to the peroxide and pyridine, respectively, to give pyridine N-oxide and benzoic anhydride.We demonstrated that pyridine cation radicals are not formed in the reaction.The unusual decrease of the first-order rate constant for the decomposition of benzoyl peroxide in pyridine with the increase of the initial concentration is ascribed to a decomposition induced by the dihydro- and tetrahydro pyridines which predominates at low initial concentrations.