Craquage thermique de l'aniline 1-14C

Thermal cracking of aniline 1-¹⁴C at atmospheric pressure at 900°C and a contact time of 2.5 sec breakdown mechanisms of the formation of benzene with an elimination of nitrogen, and formation of heterocyclic compounds and condensation products has been studied. Most of the degradation compounds are produced by a mechanism similar to the primary mechanism for the degradation of phenol: elimination of HCN with formation of inactive C₅H₆. The formation of nitriles is not negligible.