Reaction of Recoil Tritium Atoms in a Mixture of Carbon Tetrachloride and Aliphatic Acids

Abstract

Yields of products from neutron irradiation of a mixture of carbon tetrachloride as additive and aliphatic acids containing lithium chloride have been investigated. In each system, the major products were HT, T-labeled aliphatic acid and T-labeled hydrocarbons. The yield resulting from the abstraction reaction of hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atoms was affected by the concentration of the additive and depended on the C-H bond strength. On the other hand, the substitution reaction of recoil tritium was not influenced by the concentration of additive. The yield of degradated products from the mixture was smaller than from the irradiation of pure acid. This may be interpreted to be the result of dimer formation in a non-polar solvent.