The reaction mechanism of the halogen (C1 and Br)-atom initiated oxidation of C2Hd was studied using the long path FTIR spectroscopic method in 700 torr of air at 296 ? 2 K. Among the major halogen-containing products were X -CHzCHO, X-CHzCHzOH, and X-CH~CHZOOH (X = C1 or Br) which were shown to be formed via the self-reaction of the X-CHZCHZOO radicals, i.e., 2X-CH2CH200 + 2X-CH2CH20 + 0 2 ; (a) 2X-CHZCHZOO + X-CHzCHO + X-CH2CH20H + 0 2 and (b) followed by X-CHzCHzO + 0 2 + X-CH2CHO + HOZ and X-CHZCH~OO + H02 + X-CH2CHz00H + 02. From the observed yields of X-CH2CHO and X-CHzCHzOH the branching ratios for reactions (a) and (b) were determined to be k./kb = 1.35 2 0.07(20) for both X = C1 and Br.'In addition, the 02-dependence of the rate constant for the Br + CzH4 reaction was determined by the relative rate technique as a function of 0 2 partial pressure from 140 to 700 torr at 700 torr total pressure of N2/02 diluent. Rate constants for the reactions of C1-atoms with Cl-CHZCHO and Br-atoms with Br-CH2CH0 were also determined to be [4.3 2 0 . 2 ( 2~) ]x lo-" and less than or equal to [1.83 ? O.ll(2a)l x cm3 molecule-' s-', respectively.