H–D isotope effect in the reaction of hydrogen radicals with isopropyl alcohol in 6M-H2SO4 in the liquid and in the glassy state
Abstract
The kinetic isotope effect (kH/kD) for the hydrogen abstraction from (CH3)2CHOH and (CD3)2CDOH by hydrogen atoms in 6M-H2SO4 is 10·1 at 299°K, 18·1 at 253°K, and only 2·2 at 90°K, indicating that at 90°K the reaction is mainly diffusion controlled.