RATE CONSTANTS FOR HYDROGEN ABSTRACTION REACTIONS OF NO3 IN AQUEOUS-SOLUTION

Rate constants have been measured by pulse radiolysis for the reactions of the NO3 radical with five cyclic ethers and a series of alcohols. Rate constants ranged from 3.5 × 104 M×1 s×1 for deuterated methanol to 1.1 × 107 M−1 s−1 for tetrahydrofuran. The rate constants for the reactions of NO3 with the alcohols 1‐propanol to 1‐heptanol were found to be linearly dependent on the number of CH3 groups with a group reactivity of 6.4 × 105 M−1 s−1. Copyright © 1990 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.