Kinetical experiments on ozonisation reactions: II. The ozonisation of benzene

Abstract

Abstract The velocity of the ozonisation of benzene in chloroform is proportional to the concentration of benzene and that of ozone. The reaction constant was determined at eight temperatures between −25 and −40° C. The reaction takes place about three times more rapidly in nitromethane than in chloroform. Aluminium chloride and ferric chloride catalyse the reaction; the velocity increases directly with the concentration of aluminium chloride. The results of our measurements are in agreement with the reaction mechanism suggested in a previous publication.