The reaction of 2,5-dimethylpyrrole with O2(a1Δg) in the gas phase

The chemical reaction of 2,5-dimethylpyrrole (C₆H₉N) with O₂(¹Δ_g) was studied in the gas phase in an isothermal flow reactor at room temperature and low pressures. The C₆H₉N concentration profiles were studied under pseudo-first order conditions [C₆H₉N]_° ? [O₂(¹Δ_g)] with mass-spectrometric detection of C₆H₉N. O₂(¹Δ_g) was produced either in a microwave discharge or in a chemical reaction. The value for the rate constant: was measured. The rate constant is compared to the value obtained for the quenching process. The primary product C₆H₉NO₂ was detected by mass spectrometry and the reaction mechanism is proposed. The possibility of using this reaction as a gas phase titration reaction for O₂(¹Δ_g) is discussed.