Activation energies for the elimination of hydrogen fluoride from alkyl fluorides obtained by the activated molecule and competitive shock-tube techniques

Abstract

Critical energies for the elimination of hydrogen fluoride from a series of alkyl fluorides have been determined by the activated molecule technique by application of RRKM treatment and confirmed by determination of Arrhenius parameters in competitive shock-tube experiments; the reactivities of alkyl fluorides fit the pattern established for chlorides, bromides, and iodides.