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Substance: pyruvic acid			Other Names: propanoic acid, 2-oxo-

Formula: 	C3H4O3				CAS-No.: 127-17-3

Study: photolysis, quantum yields


Authors: M.G.M. Berges, P. Warneck

Title: Product quantum yields for the 350 nm photodecomposition of pyruvic acid in air

Journal/Source: Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem., 96 (3), 413-416, (1992)


Data: (diagram, table, disk): 

Energy/Wavelength range: 350 nm

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Comments: The authors measured the quantum yields for the products CH3CHO, CO2 and CH3COOH in the
350 nm photodecomposition to be 0.48 ± 0.01, 1.27 ± 0.18 and 0.14, respectively.

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