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Wax is thermally decomposed in the hot parts of the dark zone I of a candle flame. Here no oxygen is available. In the first reaction step, CāC bonds break to produce pairs of hydrocarbon radicals. Overall a variety of reactions takes place, leading to a mixture of smaller, unsaturated aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic hydrocarbons.
- Chemistry of the Christmas Candle ā Part 1,
Klaus Roth,
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DOI: 10.1002/chemv.201000133 - What Makes a Candle Flame?,
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DOI: 10.1002/chemv.201000145