Self-cleaning ovens use pyrolytic decomposition (extreme heat) to oxidize dirt.

The pyrolytic decomposition of esters is an example of a thermal syn elimination.

Substitution is the major process which occurs in the pyrolytic decomposition of these quaternary ammonium bromides when placed in the probe of the mass spectrometer.

Pyrolytic decomposition of glycine betaine, 2-(N-pyridyl)acetic acid betaine and 2-(N-pyridyl)propionic acid betaine were conducted in inlet systems of two mass spectrometers of differing geometries.

A mechanism for initiation of pyrolytic decomposition is proposed, in which loss of picric acid is accompanied by rupture of a glycosidic bond with concomitant formation of glucosan and enolic end groups on the remaining fragments.