Reaction of Atomic Hydrogen with Formaldehyde
W. Brennen, Ian D. Gay, Graham P. Glass, Hiromi Niki · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1965
The reaction of hydrogen atoms with formaldehyde is of importance in both the photolysis and the pyrolysis of formaldehyde. It has been postulated also to occur in formaldehyde oxidation. We have studied the reaction directly in a fast flow system. Hydrogen atoms were generated with a microwave discharge in a 10% mixture of molecular hydrogen in helium at a pressure of 1 2 mm Hg, and formaldehyde was admitted to the reactor downstream of the discharge. The course of the reaction was followed with a time-offlight mass spectrometer. Details of the apparatus and techniques used have been published previously.