Abstract
An investigation has been made of the reaction between hydrogen atoms and acetylene. With the large hydrogen atom concentrations produced in the discharge tube, catalytic recombination of hydrogen atoms occurs but no hydrogenated products could be detected. With small hydrogen atom concentrations resulting from mercury photosensitization, ethane and butane are produced together with a partially hydrogenated polymer. The results are discussed from the point of view of the elementary reactions involved and it is concluded that ethyl and vinyl radicals play an important part in the reaction.
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