1-Hexene ignition delay times were measured behind reflected shock waves for 0.1% fuel diluted in Ar between 1270 and 1700 K, at pressures between 0.2 and 1 MPa. 1-C6H12 ignition delay times were measured by following OH chemiluminescence emission. 1-Hexene oxidation has been investigated in the jet-stirred reactor (JSR) between 750 and 1200 K, at a pressure of 1 MPa, and 0.1% of fuel diluted in N-2. In both experimental studies, three equivalence ratios, 0.5, 1, and 1.5, were investigated. Molecular species concentration profiles were obtained by sonic probe sampling and GC analyses during 1-hexene oxidation in JSR. H-2, CO, CO2, CH2O, CH4, C2H4, C3H6, 1-C4H8, and 1,3-C4H6 were the major products of 1-C6H12 oxidation. All the experimental data have been compared to those calculated using a detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanism. (c) 2006 The Combustion Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.