The mechanism for the hydrogen abstraction reaction C2H3 + CH3CHO has been investigated.
Two abstraction channels have been identified for the production of C2H4 + CH2CHO and C2H4 + CH3CO.
The potential barrier heights of the corresponding transition states TSR/P1 and TSR/P2 were predicted.
The rate constants for the two H-abstraction channels were calculated.
The channel producing C2H4 + CH3CO remains predominant throughout the entire studied temperature range.