Mechanism of 5-amino-6-methyluracil-inhibited oxidation of organic compounds

Abstract

Based on experimental and theoretical data obtained in the mechanism study of the 5-amino-6-methyluracil-inhibited radical chain oxidation of 1,4-dioxane, a scheme for the process is proposed. A kinetic analysis of the scheme has been performed to obtain an equation describing the regularities of oxygen consumption that agree with the experimental data and provide evidence in favor of the chain consumption of the inhibitor under certain conditions. The composition of resulting products confirms the proposed mechanism.