Radiolysis of chloroalkanes

Radiolysis of chloroalkanes (from chloropropanes to chlorodecane) has been investigated. Hydrogen and hydrogen chloride are the main products of decomposition. Their concentrations linearly grow with the dose in the examined interval up to 150 kGy. The radiation-chemical yield of hydrogen increases from 0.72 for 1-chloropropane to 1.3 for 1-chlorodecane. The opposite trend is observed in the case of HC1: 3.7 for 1-chloropropane and 1.7 for 1-chlorodecane. Products of dechlorination, chlorination (di-and trichloroalkanes) with G 0.8–4.0, isomerization with G up to 90, as well as oligomerization products, have been identified in the liquid products.