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3-Phenoxy-1-propanols 1a–c and 3-phenylsulfanyl-1-propanols 2a–c containing primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols were prepared and subjected to gas-phase pyrolysis in a static reaction system. Pyrolysis of 4-phenyl-1-butanol 3, 2-methyl-3-phenyl-1-propanol 4, and 2-methyl-3-phenylpropanoic acid 5 was also studied, and results were compared with those obtained for compounds 1–3. The pyrolytic reactions were homogeneous and followed a first-order rate equation. Analysis of the pyrolysate showed the products to be phenol (from 1a to 1c), thiophenol (from 2a to 2c), and toluene (from 3 to 5) and carbonyl compounds. The kinetic results and product analysis of each of the nine investigated compounds are rationalized in terms of a plausible transition state for the elimination pathway. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 40: 51–58, 2008 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]