Study of Hydroxyl Reactions with Methanol and Ethanol by Laser‐induced Fluorescence

Abstract

Abstract Temperature dependences of the overall rate constants were measured for the reactions CH 3 OH + OH (1) and C 2 H 5 OH + OH (2) from 300 to 1000 K. Branching ratios for reactions (1) and (2) were determined at 298 K and secondary reactions of the product radicals were investigated. A rate constant for the combined reaction/deactivation of OH ( v = 1) by CH 3 OH was derived.