ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
High-order spectroscopic data for the reactant are used exclusively to determine both the sum of open reactive channels and the density of states, which are used in a statistical theory to predict dissociation rate constants. Practical methods are introduced for calculating sums of reactive channels and densities of states, when couplings among all degrees of freedom are included. An empirical method is described for reconciling spectroscopic parameters with known dissociation energies (also determined spectroscopically). The predicted k(E,J)'s and thermal k∞(T) for NO2 dissociation are in good agreement with experimental data, especially when the effects of electronically excited states are included. The predicted low pressure thermal rate constants are generally in fair agreement with experiment, although a slightly different temperature dependence is calculated; this discrepancy is probably due to the absence of unknown higher order spectroscopic terms and to the crude corrections made for excited electronic states. When high order spectroscopic (or theoretical) data are available and when the effects due to excited electronic states are considered, this theory is useful for predicting, fitting, and interpreting unimolecular rate data.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.457032
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