| Abstract: | The decomposition of various symmetric and unsymmetric azo-initiators (1,1 -dichloro-1,1-diphenyl-1,1-azoethane, 2,2-dichloro-2,2-azopropane, 1,1-dichloro-1,1-azocyclohexane, 2,2-diacetoxy-2,2-azopropane, 1,1-diacetoxy-1,1-diphenyl-1,1-azoethane, 1,1-diacetoxy-1,1-azocyclohexane, 2,2-dipropionoxy-2,2-azopropane, 2,2-dicapronoxy-2,2-azopropane, 4,4-dimethyl-1,4-azobutyrolactone, azoisobutyronitrile, 2-t-butylazo-2-cyanobutan, 2-t-bytylazo-1-cyanocyclohexan) in solution was studied in dependence of temperature. Volumetry and differential-scanning-calorimetry (DSC) were used to determine decomposition rates; first order kinetics was found in all cases. |
