Abstract: | The reaction of iodine with allyl alcohol has been studied in a static system, following the absorption of visible light by iodine, in the temperature range 150-190°C and in the pressure range 10-200 torr. The rate-determining step has been found to be and k3 is consistent with the equation From the activation energy and the assumption E-3 = 1 ± 1 kcal mol?1, it has been calculated that kcal mol?1. The stabilization energy of the hydroxyallyl radical has been found to be 11.4 ± 2.2 kcal mol?1. |