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Classified as: Thermolysis of Acetone
Acetone vapour undergoes radical fragmentation upon exposure to heat to generate ketene and methane.
For more information look in the Chemogenesis webbook sections on photochemistry and radical chemistry.![](http://www.chemthes.com/mech/177.gif)
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H2C=C=O |
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H2C=C=O |
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CH4 |
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