Radiation chemistry of propanol. Part II. Correlation of mass spectral and radiolysis data

Abstract

In addition to hydrogen, propionaldehyde, and hexanediol, the following products are found in irradiated propanol: formaldehyde (G 1·9), acetaldehyde (0·1), methane (0·14), ethylene (0·35), ethane (2·0), propylene (0·13), and propane (0·25). By use of a modified fragmentation pattern, the mass spectrum of propanol is applied to calculating theoretical radiation chemical yields. When dissociations of neutral excited molecules are taken into account, good agreement between experiment and theory is obtained.