Aroyl peroxides. Part V. Decomposition of benzoyl peroxide in fluorobenzene

Abstract

The kinetics and products of the reaction of benzoyl peroxide with fluorobenzene have been studied over a range of initial peroxide concentrations, [P]₀. The rate of disappearance of peroxide is governed by simultaneous reactions of order 1·0 and 1·5 corresponding to primary and induced decomposition of the peroxide respectively. A mechanism is proposed which is consistent with the kinetics and products of the reaction and which is analogous to the reaction in benzene rather than to that in chlorobenzene or bromobenzene.