Abstract
The review presents a compilation and an analysis of the results of quantitative kinetic studies on liquid-phase interactions between atoms and free radicals. Problems such as the diffusion mechanism for the recombination of atoms in solution, the competition between recombination and disproportionation reactions of alkyl radicals in the liquid phase, the mechanisms of the reactions of secondary and tertiary peroxy-radicals, the effect of the viscosity, internal pressure, and dielectric constant of the liquid on the rate constant for the interaction between the radicals, and also the role of radical hydrogen bonds are discussed. The rate constants for 142 interactions of atoms and radicals in different solvents are quoted.
The bibliography includes 165 references.