Abstract The associationof C 6 H 5 O with NO was studied with the cavity-ring-down method by directly monitoring the decay of C 6 H 5 O in the presence of varying, excess amounts of NO. The biomolecular rate constant determined in the temperature range 297-373 K can be effectively rate constant determined in the temperature range 297–373 K can be effectively represented by k 1= 10 math image cm 3 molecule− 1 with a negative activation energy of ...