homolysis


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ho·mol·y·sis

 (hə-mŏl′ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. ho·mol·y·ses (-sēz′)
A chemical reaction in which the breaking of bonds yields molecular fragments each having one unpaired electron.

ho′mo·lyt′ic (hō′mə-lĭt′ĭk) adj.
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homolysis

(hɒˈmɒlɪsɪs)
n
(Chemistry) the dissociation of a molecule into two neutral fragments. Also called: homolytic fission Compare heterolysis2
homolytic adj
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homolyse
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C[O.sub.2] is one of the main decomposition products which is attributed to the thermal degradation based upon chain homolysis of PLA [17, 38, 48], PLA/ LA-g-GA based bionanocomposite films are most likely degrade via random depolymerization which leads to the evolution of cyclic oligomers, lactide, acetaldehyde, methane, carbon-monoxide, carbon-dioxide, and N-H compound.
The bonding energy of C-H bond of alkanes was higher than that of the C-C bond; therefore, homolysis of thermal pyrolysis started with C-C bond [14, 15], so did DIOS.
Virkutyte, "Ultrasound-assisted Mn[O.sub.2] catalyzed homolysis of peracetic acid for phenol degradation: the assessment of process chemistry and kinetics," Chemical Engineering Journal, vol.
The lower wavelengths of the emission spectrum of the UV lamp, especially around 254 nm, are thus mainly responsible for the homolysis of [H.sub.2][O.sub.2] because it absorbs much more strongly in that region.
Compounds 2 and 3 can also be formed by nucleophilic solvent trapping of an aryl cation deriving from homolysis, followed by in-cage electron transfer [18].
For example, [v.sub.DD]/[v.sub.HD] ratio could be 0.2 for [H.sub.2] homolysis ([k.sub.a] = [k.sub.b] = 0.18[k.sub.-1] in Fig.
Ultrasonic irradiation of aqueous solutions can result in the growth and collapse of gas bubbles (cavitation) producing high transient temperatures (up to 7.000 K in aqueous phase) and pressures (up to 1.000 atm), which leads to the formation of free radicals via the homolysis of water.