The reaction between excess atomic oxygen and ketene has been studied in a discharge flow system by product analysis and kinetically using e.p.r. and chemiluminescence. This rate constant for the initial step, which yields predominantly HCO + HCO was found to be (3.4 ± 0.3)× 1011 cm3 mol–1 s–1 at 293 K. The subsequent reactions are O + HCO → OH + CO (3), O + HCO → H + CO2(4), H + HCO → H2+ CO (5), O + OH → O2+ H. (6)
G. P. R. Mack and B. A. Thrush, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 1, 1974, 70, 187 DOI: 10.1039/F19747000187
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