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IN continuation of an investigation which has been reported elsewhere1, an attempt was made to produce free methyl radicals by the photo-decomposition of acetone. According to Norrish, Crone and Saltmarsh2, the radicals are produced by the following mechanism: (CH3)2CO + hv 2CH3 + CO which is based on the latter authors' observation that at 60° the main products are equal volumes of carbon monoxide and ethane.
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SPENCE, R., WILD, W. Mechanism of the Photo-Decomposition of Acetone. Nature 138, 206 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138206b0
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