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From a review of existing studies on the oxidation of hydrocarbons, the relationship between structure and ease of oxidation at low temperatures appears to be quite anomalous, compared with most other hydrocarbon reactions. Recent experimental results indicate that the anomalous relationship between structure and reactivity is associated particularly with the fate of the energy‐rich peroxide radical, R·*, whose formation and reaction are generally written Factors which may favour reaction (b) include a low energy of transfer of hydrogen from RH to RO2·, and a high energy content made available for activation by vibration coupling within the hydrocarbon molecule. Collisions of RO2· with hydrogen or mercury hinder reaction (b). In addition to possible vibrational‐energy activation it is suggested that RO2· may exist in more than one electronic state, with different energy contents.
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