Kinetic peculiarities of α-pinene oxidation by molecular oxygen Original Research Article

Kinetic peculiarities of α-pinene liquid-phase oxidation by molecular oxygen were studied (in a temperature range of 343–393 K and at oxygen pressure within 0.5–6 bar range). The process proceeds selectively at a low α-pinene conversion and the main products are verbenyl-hydroperoxide and α-pinene epoxide. The products ratio depends slightly on temperature, oxygen pressure and α-pinene conversion. The kinetic equation for the reaction rate was suggested.