The Mercury Photosensitized Hydrogenation of Propylene

摘要

The mercury photosensitized hydrogenation of propylene has been investigated at 30°, 110°, and 200°, using an 8/1 ratio of hydrogen to propylene. The hydrocarbon products were analyzed with a mass spectrometer. The occurrence of 2,3‐dimethylbutane as the principal C6product indicates that a hydrogen atom adds preferentially to the terminal carbon atom of propylene to form the isopropyl radical. Analyses of the C6and C9products suggests that the isopropyl radical adds preferentially to the middle carbon atom of propylene.