The Reaction Between Oxygen and 2-Butene

• Main Author: Prater, Arthur Nickolas
• Format: Others
• Published: 1933
• Online Access: https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/10083/1/Prater_AN_1933.pdf; Prater, Arthur Nickolas (1933) The Reaction Between Oxygen and 2-Butene. Master's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/NNVD-0F26. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03012017-102431032 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03012017-102431032>

2-Butene has been found to react with oxygen at temperatures of 375° to 500°. At the higher temperatures, polymerization as well as oxidation takes place. The products of the reaction which have been identified are acetaldehyde, glyoxal and/or glycollic aldehyde, 1,3-butadiene, acid, peroxide and an olefin oxide. The simplest explanation of the reactions occurring involve both hydroxylation and peroxide formation as primary products.