THE INHIBITED AUTOXIDATION OF STYRENE: PART II. THE RELATIVE INHIBITING EFFICIENCIES OF META- AND PARA-SUBSTITUTED PHENOLS

Abstract

The relative rates of reaction of 11 meta- and para-substituted phenols with styrylperoxy radicals have been measured at 65 °C and have been shown to give an excellent correlation with electrophilic substituent constants. The reaction is compared with a number of similar hydrogen abstraction reactions.