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THE thermal decomposition of ethylene oxide vapour was first studied by Heckert and Mack1, who showed that the process has the essential characteristics of a kinetically unimolecular reaction. In many respects, however, their data were incomplete and the interpretations suggested rather unsatisfactory. We have recently made a detailed re-examination of the kinetics of the reaction. In view of recent discussion of the problem by several workers2, it may be desirable to summarise now the results of our investigation, which although in general agreement with that of Heckert and Mack, is more complete.
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THOMPSON, H., MEISSNER, M. Thermal Decomposition of Ethylene Oxide. Nature 137, 870–871 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137870c0
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