Γ-Radiation-Induced HYDROGEN EXCHANGE REACTION IN LIQUID CYCLOHEXANE – HYDROGEN CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS

Abstract

The overall exchange reactions[Formula: see text]have been initiated by radiolysis and measured by a nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic method. The reactions occur by a chain mechanism, with a chain length of ~ 104 in a 1 M solution of hydrogen chloride in cyclohexane. The mechanism is complex.The exchange reaction can also be initiated by the photolysis of chlorine or of hydrogen chloride.A chain exchange reaction does not occur between c-C6H12 and DI, D2S, or ND3. These results are consistent with the suggestion that the exchange reaction in the cyclohexane – hydrogen chloride system occurs by a free radical chain mechanism.This type of exchange reaction can cause difficulties in isotopic tracer studies.