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Notes: Acuchem is a program for solving the system of differential equations describing the temporal behavior of spatially homogeneous, isothermal, multicomponent chemical reaction systems. It is designed to provide modelers, data evaluators, and laboratory scientists with an easy to use program for modeling complex chemical reactions, and for presenting the results in tabular or graphical form. The program is described and some examples of its application given. Acuchem is designed to operate on the IBM Personal Computer family and other compatible microcomputers, and is available in a compiled version on a floppy disk.

Notes: N2(A3Σu+), the lowest electronically excited state of N2, has a long and distinguished history due to its role in nitrogen discharges and the nitrogen afterglow. Recently, the production of N2(A) via photolysis and chemiluminescent reactions has been newly explored, and new facets of its reactivity have been uncovered. N2(A) is unusual, in that its deactivation probability in collision with small molecules spans many orders of magnitude, and is frequently strongly dependent on the vibrational content of N2(A). This behavior and the observed product channels can be understood in terms of a simple model for the energy transfer process. Brief comparison with reactions of related species is made.

Notes: Absolute rate constants are measured for the reactions: OH + CH2O, over the temperature range 296-576 K and for OH + 1,3,5-trioxane over the range 292-597 K. The technique employed is laser photolysis of H2O2 or HNO3 to produce OH, and laser-induced fluorescence to directly monitor the relative OH concentration. The results fit the following Arrhenius equations: k (CH2O) = (1.66 ± 0.20) × 10-11 exp[-(170 ± 80)/RT] cm3 s-1 and k(1,3,5-trioxane) = (1.36 ± 0.20) × 10-11 exp[-(460 ± 100)/RT] cm3 s-1. The transition-state theory is employed to model the OH + CH2O reaction and extrapolate into the combustion regime. The calculated result covering 300 to 2500 K can be represented by the equation: k(CH2O) = 1.2 × 10-18 T2.46 exp(970/RT) cm3 s-1. An estimate of 91 ± 2 kcal/mol is obtained for the first C—H bond in 1,3,5-trioxane by using a correlation of C—H bond strength with measured activation energies.

Notes: The pyrolysis of methyl 4-bromocrotonate in the temperature range 300-340°C and pressure range 74-170 torr has been shown to be homogeneous, unimolecular, and to follow a first-order rate law. The reaction was carried out in a static system, seasoned with allyl bromide, and in the presence of the radical chain exhibitor toluene. The rate coefficients are represented by the Arrhenius expression: log k1(s-1) = (13.30 ± 0.66) - (185.2 ± 7.5) kJ mol-1 (2.303RT)-1. The carbomethoxy group appears to provide anchimeric assistance in the process of dehydrobromination and lactone products formation. The partial rates for the parallel reaction have been estimated, reported, and discussed. The pyrolysis elimination is explained in terms of an intimate ion pair-type of mechanism.

Notes: The Taylor dispersion technique has been used to measure the diffusion coefficients of nine compounds in dilute solution in isopropanol at 300 K. These compounds correspond, by the difference of a single hydrogen atom, to nine free radicals, for which the rate constants for bimolecular (termination) reactions have been previously measured under the same conditions by e.s.r. Comparison of the two sets of results show the termination reactions to be essentially diffusion-controlled, and, assuming no activation-energy effect, interaction parameters for the termination reactions are calculated and discussed.

Notes: The ultraviolet absorption spectra of chloromethylperoxy and fluoromethylperoxy radicals, CH2ClO2 and CH2FO2, and the kinetics of their respective self reactions have been studied in the gas phase using a flash photolysis technique. The absorption spectra for both radicals were quantified over the wavelength range 210 and 290 nm. The measured absorption cross-sections \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{l} \sigma _{{\rm CH}_{\rm 2} {\rm ClO}_{\rm 2}} (250{\rm nm)} = (3.14 \pm 0.45) \times 10^{- 18} {\rm cm}^{\rm 2} {\rm molecule}^{- 1} \\ \sigma _{{\rm CH}_{\rm 2} {\rm FO}_{\rm 2}} (240{\rm nm)} = (3.72 \pm 0.45) \times 10^{- 18} {\rm cm}^{\rm 2} {\rm molecule}^{- 1} \\ \end{array} $$\end{document} were used to derive the observed self-reaction rate constants (for reactions 1 and 2) over the temperature range 228-380 K, defined as -d[CH2XO2]/dt = 2k[CH2XO2]2, where X represents Cl or F. The rate constants at 298 K were found to be independent of pressure over the range 25-400 torr N2 with values of k1(298 K) = (3.78 ± 0.45) × 10-12 and k2(298 K) = (3.07 ± 0.65) × 10-12 in units of cm3 molecule-1 s-1. The kinetic data over the complete temperature range are represented by the Arrhenius expressions: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{l} k_1 = (3.1 \pm 1.1) \times 10^{- 13} \exp [(735 \pm 95)/{\rm T] cm}^{\rm 3} {\rm molecule}^{- 1} {\rm s}^{- 1} \\ k_2 = (3.3 \pm 1.2) \times 10^{- 13} \exp [(700 \pm 100)/{\rm T] cm}^{\rm 3} {\rm molecule}^{- 1} {\rm s}^{- 1} \\\end{array} $$\end{document} where the error limits represent 2σ from linear least squares analysis. These results are discussed with respect to previous measurements of the absorption spectra and reactions of alkylperoxy radicals.

Notes: The Modified Simplex Method (MSM) coupled with contour diagrams is used to determine the rate constants of a kinetic scheme involving three sequential second order processes.Reaction between glutathione and the dithiocarbamate fungicide tetramethylthiuram disulfide produces the oxidized form of glutathione which is then reduced in the presence of NADPH. The concentration of the reducing agent is monitored as a function of time. In the absence of simplifying assumption a closed form solution of the rate equations does not exist. Computed curves of NADPH concentration versus time were generated using the software SIMULCIN.The rate constant values are optimized by the MSM procedure to obtain the best agreement between calculated and experimental data. The significance, validity limits of the estimated rate constants and the relevance of these in vitro data to previous in vivo studies are discussed.

Notes: The rate of reaction between NO and HNO3 and the rate of thermal decomposition of HNO3 have been measured by FTIR spectroscopy. The measurements were made in a teflon lined batch reactor having a surface to volume ratio of 14 m-1. During the experiments, with initial HNO3 concentrations between 2 and 12 ppm and NO concentrations between 2 and 30 ppm, a reactant stoichiometry of unity and a first order NO and HNO3 dependence were confirmed. The observed rate constant for the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$${\rm HNO}_{\rm 3} + {\rm NO} \longrightarrow {\rm HNO}_{\rm 2} + {\rm NO}_2$$\end{document} at 22°C and atmospheric pressure was determined to 1.1 (±0.3) 10-5 ppm-1 min-1. At atmospheric pressure, HNO3 decomposes into NO2 and other products with a first order HNO3 dependence and with a rate constant of 2.0 (±0.2) 10-3 min-1. The apparent activation energy for the decomposition is 13 (±4) kJ mol-1.

Notes: The 147 nm photolysis of 3,3 dimethylbut-1-ene leads mainly to the formation of very hot (≅375 kJ/mol) α,α-dimethallyl radicals. On the other hand, that of 3-methyl-cis-and trans-pentene-2, as well as that of 2,3-dimethylbut-1-ene is a source of very hot α,β-dimethallyl radicals. These allylic radicals are coolled down using pressure and are allowed to combine with available methyl radicals. From the formation of various C6H12 products, it is concluded that the very hot α,α- radical isomerizes towards the α,β-structure at low pressures and vice versa. The equilibrium constant of the following process has been evaluated to be 1.72 ± 0.30. \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$${\rm CH}_3{\rm C}({\rm CH}_3){\rm CHCH}_2 ^ * \Leftrightarrow {\rm CH}_2 {\rm C}({\rm CH}_{\rm 3}){\rm CHCH}_3 ^ *$$\end{document}

Notes: Dibenzoylmesitylene undergoes protiodeacylation in 89.8% (w/w) sulfuric acid at ca. 90°C, with subsequent sulfonation, to give mesitylenedisulfonic acid. The reaction involves a single-path sequence of four first-order reactions. The corresponding reaction of acetylbenzoylmesitylene can proceed by two possible routes: it is shown that about 94% of the overall reaction at 75° involves initial protiodeacetylation and about 6% initial protiodebenzoylation. The kinetic analyses provide estimates of concentration ratios as functions of time, and of the buildup and decay of intermediates in the reactions.

Notes: Highly dilute mixtures of 1,3-butadiene and 1,3-butadiene-1,1,4,4-d4 were pyrolyzed behind reflected and incident shock waves, respectively. Concentrations of H and D atoms were measured by resonance absorption spectroscopy. In the early stages of the reaction, nearly equal amounts of H and D were formed from CD2CHCHCD2, indicating that loss of H from C2 followed by loss of D from C1 is a more important reaction than breaking of the central C—C bond. Overall, rate constants for atom-forming reactions are much slower than rate constants for disappearance of butadiene in earlier experiments, suggesting that most of the butadiene disappears by processes that do not involve H or D atoms or by radicals that produce them rapidly.

Notes: The present study was undertaken to quantitatively measure the concentration of ions produced by a microwave discharge source commonly used in the production of atomic species. Using a double floating probe to monitor the ion content, the results indicate that the flow of ions was less than 1.8 × 10-6 times the total flow of particles from the discharge cavity. Due to the low ion mole fraction, it is concluded that ion-molecule reactions are not competitive with previousry reported atom-molecule reactions.

Notes: The rate constant for the HO2 self reaction has been determined as a function of methanol vapor concentration at 278 K and 299 K. A molecular modulation technique was used in which HO2 radicals were photochemically produced in flowing gas mixtures comprised of Cl2, CH3OH, N2 and O2 with HO2 monitored in the UV at 220 nm. A positive linear dependence of the second order rate constant on methanol concentration was found and this effect increased with decreasing temperature. The rate constant for the HO2 self reaction can be described by \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$k = 9.2 \cdot 10^{- 15} {\rm \,exp(1700/}T)\,+ \,2.1 \cdot 10^{- 34} {\rm \,exp(3000/}T)[{\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm OH]cm}^{\rm 3}\, {\rm \,molecule}^{{\rm - 1}} {\rm \,s}^{{\rm - 1}}$$\end{document} in nitrogen at atmospheric pressure and in the methanol concentration range 1 · 1016 to 3 · 1017 molecules cm-3.

Notes: The photolysis of 2-methylcyclohexanone has been studied in the gas phase at 313 nm, mainly at 100°C, over a range of pressures. The Hg(63P1) photosensitized decomposition has also been investigated at 100°C. Under conditions of high excitation and/or little collisional quenching the major products are carbon monoxide and the hydrocarbons: 1-hexene, trans-and cis-2-hexene and methylcyclopentane, with minor aldehyde formation. The various product ratios are presented in tabular form. At lower excitation energies, and with increased collisional deactivation, trans- and cis-5-heptenal become important products, and the trans/cis aldehyde ratio is seen to be slightly pressure dependent when all the systems are compared. Similarly, there is a small pressure dependence for the Σ hexenes/methylcyclopentane ratio. From experiments at 250°C the temperature dependence of this ratio was established, and for thermalized hexane-1,5-diyl an activation energy difference (Ed - Ec) = -1.3 kcal mol-1 has been determined for the disproportionation and combination of the biradical. The mechanism for the photolysis is discussed in terms of triplet state photochemistry and biradical intermediates as developed, in particular, by Frey and coworkers, this Journal, 16, 1337 (1984).

Notes: At 298 K the rate constant for the decomposition of N-chloroleucine has the constant value 3.20 × 10-4 s-1 over the range pH 5-12, increases with increasing acidity at pH 〈 5, and increases with pH at pH 〉 12. A mechanism is put forward which explains these results.

Notes: Pyrolysis of a dilute mixture of neopentane (2,2-dimethylpropane) has been studied behind incident shock waves at an average pressure of 0.35 atm; the reaction was followed by absorption spectroscopy for H atoms. In the temperature range 1230-1455 K, the rate constant for dissociation of neopentane to t-butyl and methyl radicals is 1.1 E 13 exp(-62 kcal/RT) s-1. These data and some of the literature results, between 1000 and 1450 K, can be fitted by an RRKM model of the hindered Gorin type, with five active internal rotors in the complex. To match our data with other literature data down to 800 K, a vibrational model was more satisfactory, but this did not fit very low pressure pyrolysis data in the 1000-1100 K range. Apparently, the VLPP data are too high because of heterogeneous processes or chain reactions.

Notes: Elementary bimolecular processes that involve formation of a chemically activated intermediate species are common. We address the general problem of modeling these processes and describe the necessary and sufficient information that must be specified to assure that a kinetics model will extrapolate the rate constants for those reactions over wide ranges of temperature and pressure. The approach is illustrated for the system centered around the HOCO intermediate. Here, specification of the temperature and pressure dependence of three rate constants, k(T,P) and the temperature dependence of two equilibrium constants, K(T), is necessary and sufficient, viz: Rate constants are cast in the form of an analytical expression, suggested by Troe, and appropriate parameters are tabulated.

Notes: The temperature dependence of the rate of the reaction of OH with 2-(dimethylamino)-ethanol, (CH3)2NCH2CH2OH (DMAE) was investigated over the temperature range, 234 to 364 K. The reaction was studied using the flash photolysis-resonance fluorescence technique. The room temperature rate constant determined for this reaction was (10.3 ± 2.0) × 10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1, with essentially no temperature dependence evident within the uncertainty in the experiments. A value of (9.0 ± 2.0) × 10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 is believed to best describe the reaction over the entire temperature range. The room temperature rate constant is about twice the value reported previously for this reaction. The overall reaction of OH with DMAE was apportioned to the reactivity of OH for abstracting individual H- atoms from different types of C—H bonds and the O—H bond within the molecule. This technique predicts the overall rate constant for the OH-DMAE reaction to within about 15% of the experimental value and makes it possible to estimate the yields of the initial radical products of the OH attack on DMAE. A mechanism is proposed for the subsequent atmospheric reactions that would occur in the photooxidation of DMAE.

Notes: The rates of elimination of seven cycloalkyl acetates containing between 5 and 15 ring carbons have been determined in a static system over a temperature range 280-370°C and a pressure range 35-234 torr. The unimolecular reactions, carried out in the presence of the inhibitor cyclohexene, are homogeneous in seasoned vessels and follow a first-order rate law. The rate coefficients are exemplified by that found for cyclopentyl acetate: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\log {\rm}k_1 ({\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}) = (12.68 \pm 0.14) - (179.8 \pm 1.5){\rm \,kJ\,mol}^{{\rm - 1}} {\rm (2}{\rm .303}RT)^{- 1}$$\end{document} The sequence of relative rates is analogous to that found in most solution reactions of these compounds. The contribution of ring strain to energy barriers of these compounds is described.

Notes: Flash vacuum pyrolysis of (β-chloro ethyl)-pyrazole was studied. Pyrazole elimination and vinyl chloride formation were found. Competitive reactions with (β-chloro ethyl)-pyrazole were carried out using N-ethyl-3,5-dimethyl pyrazole as internal standard to obtain the kinetic parameters (Ea). Δ(ΔHƒ∘) for this reaction was calculated.

Notes: Rate constants for the reactions of oxirane with alkanethiols in the presence of basic catalyst were studied at the temperature range of 20-50°C. A mechanism of these reactions has been proposed and appropriate kinetic equation has been presented.

Notes: The rate constant of the reaction of OH with DMS has been measured relative to OH + ethene in a 420 l reaction chamber at 760 torr total pressure and 298 ± 3 K in N2 + O2 buffer gas using the 254 nm photolysis of H2O2 as the OH source. In agreement with a recent absolute rate determination of the reaction the measured effective rate constant was found to increase with increasing partial pressure of O2 in the system, for 760 torr air a rate constant of (8.0 ± 0.5) × 10-12 cm3 s-1 was obtained.Product studies have been performed on the reaction in air using FTIR absorption spectrometry for detection of reactants and products. On a molar basis, SO2 was formed with a yield of 70% and dimethyl sulfone (CH3SO2CH3) with a yield of approximately 20%. These results are considerably different to those obtained in other product studies which were carried out in the presence of NOx. These differences are compared and their relevance for the atmospheric oxidation mechanisms of DMS is discussed.

Notes: Kinetics of oxidation of ethylene glycol and glycerol by acidic solution of N-bromoacetamide (NBA) in the presence of ruthenium (III) chloride as a homogeneous catalyst and mercuric acetate as scavenger in the temperature range of 30-50°C have been reported. The reactions follow identical kinetics, being zero-order in substrate and first-order in Ru(III). First order dependence of the reaction on NBA at its low concentrations tends to zero order in the higher concentration range. Positive effect of [H-] and [Cl-] has been observed. A negative effect of acetamide and ionic strength of the medium is observed while D2O and mercuric acetate show zero effect on the reaction velocity. Various activation parameters have been computed. The main product of the oxidation is corresponding acid. (H2OBr)+ has been postulated as the oxidizing species. A suitable mechanism in conformity with the kinetic data has been proposed.

Notes: The gas phase kinetics of the bromine catalyzed elimination of HCl from 1,1,1-trichloroethane has been studied over a five fold variation of (CH3CCl3)/(Br2) and from 565 to 634 K. The most important reactions in the mechanism are found to be: The preferred analysis of the kinetic data results in log(k1/M-1 s-1) = 11.3 ± 0.3 - (19.9 ± 1.0) × 103/4.575 T. From these results one calculates the C - H bond dissociation energy in CH3CCl3 to be 103.8 ± 2 kcal mol-1, and the heat of formation of 2,2,2-trichloroethyl to be 17.7 ± 2 kcal mol-1.

Notes: The reactions of poly(4-vinylbiphenyl) (denoted as PVB) polymers and biphenyl molecules with solvated electrons in the 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) solvent have been studied at 100-120 K by electron-pulse radiolysis. The formation of PVB polymer anions as well as biphenyl anions was observed by the electron-pulse irradiation of the MTHF-PVB(or biphenyl) solution. The anions are formed by two processes; a rapid formation during the pulse irradiation (〈20 ns) and a slow formation after the pulse irradiation. The slow formation is due to a diffusion-controlled reaction between solutes, such as PVB and biphenyl, and solvated electrons. It was found that the reaction efficiency, expressed in monomer unit, of PVB polymers is 1/27 of that of biphenyl molecules. The reaction radius for the electron capture reaction of PVB polymers is estimated as 200-370 A, which is much larger than the gyration radius (107 A) of polymer coils in MTHF solution.

Notes: Vinylacetylene and 2-butyne mixtures were pyrolyzed at 350-450°C in the absence and presence of O2 and NO. The major product of the reaction is a polymer, but o-xylene is also produced and was studied as the species of interest. The C8H10 formation rate is first-order in C4H4 and C4H6. The rate coefficient is best fitted by \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\log {\rm [}k{\rm (C}_{\rm 8} {\rm H}_{{\rm 10}}),{\rm M}^{{\rm -1}}\, {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}] = (4.33 \pm 0.58) - (80.1 \pm 7.4)/2.3RT$$\end{document} though it is not inconsistent with \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\log {\rm [}k{\rm (C}_{\rm 8} {\rm H}_{{\rm 10}}),{\rm M}^{{\rm - 1}}\, {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}] = (7.93) - (125.9)/2.3RT$$\end{document} where R is the ideal gas constant in kJ/mol-K. O-xylene formation occurs by two processes: a concerted molecular mechanism (⋍67%) and a singlet diradical mechanism (⋍33%).

Notes: Absolute rate constants were determined for the gas phase reactions of OH radicals with a series of linear aliphatic ethers using the flash photolysis resonance fluorescence technique. Experiments were performed over the temperature range 240-440 K at total pressures (using Ar diluent gas) between 25-50 Torr. The kinetic data for dimethylether (k1), diethylether (k2), and dipropylether (k3) were used to derive the Arrhenius expressions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$k_1 = (6.7 \pm 1.5) \times 10^{- 12} {\rm \,exp[- (300} \pm {\rm 70)/}T]{\rm \,cm}^{\rm 3}\, {\rm \,molecule}^{{\rm - 1}}\, {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}$$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$k_2 = (5.6 \pm 1.7) \times 10^{- 12} {\rm \,exp[(270} \pm 10{\rm 0)/}T]{\rm \,cm}^{\rm 3}\, {\rm \,molecule}^{{\rm - 1}}\, {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}$$\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$k_3 = (11 \pm 3) \times 10^{- 1 2} {\rm \,exp[(150} \pm 8{\rm 0)/}T]{\rm \,cm}^{\rm 3}\, {\rm \,molecule}^{{\rm - 1}}\, {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}$$\end{document} At 296 K, the measured rate constants (in units of 10-13 cm3 molecule-1 s-1) were: k1 = (24.9 ± 2.2), k2 = (136 ± 9), and k3 = (180 ± 22). Room temperature rate constants for the OH reactions with several other aliphatic ethers were also measured. These were (in the above units): di-n-butylether, (278 ± 36); di-n-pentylether, (347 ± 20); ethyleneoxide, (0.95 ± 0.05); propyleneoxide, (4.95 ± 0.52); and tetrahydrofuran, (178 ± 16). The results are discussed in terms of the mechanisms for these reactions and are compared to previous literature data.

Notes: The rate constants for the reactions Cl + CH3OD → CH2OD + HCl (1) and CH2OH + O2 → HO2 + H2CO (2) have been determined in a discharge flow system near 1 torr pressure with detection of radical and molecular species using collision-free sampling mass spectrometry. The rate constant k1, determined from the decay of CH3OD in the presence of excess Cl, is (5.1 ± 1.0) × 10-11 cm3 s-1. This is in reasonable agreement with the only previous measurement of k1. The CH2OH radical was produced by reaction (1) and its reaction with O2 was studied by monitoring the decay of the CH2OH radical in the presence of excess O2. The result is k2 = (8.6 ± 2.0) × 10-12 cm3 s-1. Previous estimates of k2 have differed by nearly an order of magnitude, and our value for k2 supports the more recent high values.

Notes: The rate constant for the Br + O3 → BrO + O2 reaction was measured by the discharge flow technique, employing resonance fluorescence detection of Br. Over the temperature range 248 to 418 K, in 1 to 3 torr of He, decays of Br in excess O3 yield the value k1 = (3.28 ± 0.40) × 10-11 e[-944±30]/T cm3 molecule-1 s-1. Cited uncertainties are at the 95% confidence level and include an estimate of the systematic errors. The rate constants for the reactions of O3 with Br, Cl, F, OH, O, and N correlate with the electron affinities of the radicals suggesting that the reactions proceed through early transition states dominated by transfer of electron density from the highest occupied molecular orbital of ozone to the singly occupied radical MO. The implications of this new measurement of k1 for stratospheric chemistry are discussed.

Notes: The chlorinations of dimethylamine, diethylamine, methylethanolamine, ethylethanolamine and diethanolamine by N-chlorosuccinimide have been found to be equilibrium reactions of order one with respect to both N-chlorosuccinimide and amine in the forward direction and of order one with respect to succinimide and the resulting N-chloramine in the other. These results are explained by postulating a mechanism in which the rate controlling step consists in direct exchange of positive chlorine between the N-chlorosuccinimide and the amine.

Notes: Hydrogen abstraction by 1-phenylethyl radicals (ṘH) from phenylmethyl-carbinol (HROH) and benzyl alcohol (H2R′OH) has been studied in the liquid phase at 120°C. 1-Phenylethyl radicals have been generated by thermal decomposition of azo-bis-1-phenyl ethane and the formation of ethylbenzene (RH2), acetophenone (RO), and 2,3-di-phenyl butane (R2H2) has been monitored during the reaction.In order to optimize the experimental conditions, a mechanism has been assumed for the various pathways of the disappearance of ṘH and by using estimated rate parameters a presimulation was performed.The relative rate constants obtained are: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{*{20}c} {\frac{{k_{\rm H} }}{{\sqrt {{\rm 2}k_t } }} = 1.4{\rm } \times {\rm }10^{ - 4} {\rm L}^{1/2} {\rm mol}^{ - 1/2} {\rm s}^{ - 1/2} } & {{\rm for}} & {{\rm HROH}} \\ \end{array} $$\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{*{20}c} {\frac{{k_{\rm H} }}{{\sqrt {{\rm 2}k_t } }} = 1.0{\rm } \times {\rm }10^{ - 4} {\rm L}^{1/2} {\rm mol}^{ - 1/2} {\rm s}^{ - 1/2} } & {{\rm for}} & {{\rm H}_{\rm 2} {\rm R'OH}} \\ \end{array} $$\end{document} where kH refers to the hydrogen abstraction while kt is the combination rate coefficient of the radicals ṘH.

Notes: The experimental data for the reactions of oxygen atoms with methane, ethane, and neopentane at temperatures below ca. 600 K have been reexamined. In the case of CH4 and C2H6 reactions, detailed computer models have been assembled to test the assumptions regarding stoichiometries that were made in the original studies in order to derive elementary rate coefficients from the experimentally observed reaction rates. It was found in both cases that the measurements are especially sensitive to secondary reactions not taken into account and impurities in the reagent alkane. Because the original reports did not include sufficient experimental details, it is not now possible to correct their results quantitatively. However, it appears, qualitatively, that the values for the O + CH4 and O + C2H6 rate coefficients were overestimated by factors of approximately 2 to 3 in the 250-400 K temperature range, with the error increasing as T decreases. Although the experimental results for the O + neopentane reaction are not as sensitive to the same kinds of complications, a comparison of the low-temperature measurements with those for the O + ethane reaction suggests that the previously recommended rate coefficients, based on the data of Herron and Huie, are probably also too high by a factor of 2 to 3.

Notes: We present a kinetic study of the reactions of ground-state sodium atoms with the molecules CH3F, CH3Cl, CH3Br, HCl, and HBr at elevated temperatures (537-966 K). Na(32S1/2) was generated by the pulsed irradiation of various sodium halide vapors and monitored by time-resolved atomic resonance absorption of the unresolved D-lines at λ = 589 nm [Na(32PJ) ← Na(32S1/2)] in the “single-shot mode.” The photoelectric signals were amplified without distortion, captured, and digitized in a transient recorder interfaced to a microcomputer for data analysis. Absolute second-order rate constants were measured at various temperatures in each case, yielding the following Arrhenius parameters (kRX = A exp(-E/RT), errors 1σ): which constitute, to the best of our knowledge, the first direct measurements of these quantities. The reaction between Na and HBr demonstrated anomalous behaviour which is discussed in terms of potential surfaces that have been calculated previously for this type of collisional process. The data are compared with analogous results for Na + CF4, CF3Cl, and CF3Br and with single-temperature measurements on diffusion flames.

Notes: Rate constants of various simultaneous reactions of t-butoxicarbonyl and t-butyl radicals generated by photolysis of t-butylpivalate in n-heptane are directly determined by kinetic electron spin resonance. The temperature dependence of the decarboxylation reaction t-BuOĊO → t-Bu. + CO2 obeys log )K/S-1( = 13.8-49.0/θ where θ = 2.303 RT/kJ . mol-1. The self- and cross-termination of the radicals are diffusion limited.

Notes: Reaction data described by the second-order growth function A(t) = A∞(αt) (1 + αt)-1, where A∞ is the ultimate value of the product concentration A(t), can be linearized by plotting a suitable function F(t) against the time (t). The slope of the straight line obtained is (2α), where α is the product of the rate constant (k2) and the initial concentration of either reactant, with the result that k2 can be determined without knowledge of Aϰ. Optimal determination of the parameter α requires that data taking be limited to the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ T, where (αT) is approximately 4.0. Numerical data derived from an experiment on the exchange of lead by zinc ions in the enzyme carbonic anhydrase are analyzed to illustrate the method. The effects of small errors in the initial concentrations and of small deviations from second-order kinetics are briefly discussed.

Notes: The stopped-flow technique has been used to study the effect of cationic (CTAN), nonionic (Triton X-100), andanionic (SDS) micelles on the rate of the reaction between nickel(II) ion and the ligand pyridine-2-azo-p-dimethylaniline (PADA) at 20.0°C and ionic strength 0.03 mol dm-3. The complex formation reaction is markedly inhibited by both CTAN and Triton X-100 micelles. The kinetic dataare found to conform to a reaction mechanism which implies only partitioning of the ligand between water and the micellar phase, the estimated bindingconstant of PADA being significantly larger in the presence of CTAN aggregates. Anionic micelles strongly speed the complexation reaction, Which occurs in the micellar phase with the same rate and the same mechanism as in water. The extent of binding of PADA to anionic micelles is similar to that found for the cationic micellar aggregates.

Notes: The oxidation of primary alcohols by sodium N-chloroethylcarbamate in acid solution, results in the formation of corresponding aldehydes. The reaction is first order with respect to the oxidant and alcohol. The rate increases with an increase in acidity. The oxidation of α,α-dideuterioethanol exhibited a primary kinetic isotope, kH/kD = 2.11 at 298 K. The value of solvent isotope effect k(H2O)/k(D2O) = 2.23 at 298 K. Addition of ethyl carbamate does not affect the rate. (EtOC(OH)NHCl)+ has been postulated as the reactive species. Plots of (log k2 + Ho) against (Ho + log[H+]) are linear with the slope, φ, having values from 1.78-1.87. This suggested a proton abstraction by water in the rate-determining step. The rates of oxidation of alcohols bearing both electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups are more than that of methanol. A concerted mechanism involving transfer of a hydride ion from the C—H bond of the alcohol tothe oxidant and removal of a proton from the O—H group by a water molecule has been proposed.

Notes: A theoretical treatment is given for fast, multiple bond-switching reactions, such as NO + NH2 → N2 + H2O. These reactions are characterized by all or most of the bonds being broken. The collision complex involved (whether long or short lived) is shown to be extremely anharmonic. Consideration of the master equation describing the competing processes of complex formation, internal rearrangement and collisional deactivation yields easily applied sufficient conditions for the recombination rate coefficient being independent of pressure.

Notes: Rates of disproportionation of 0.015-0.4 mM aqueous glyoxal toglycolic acid were measured at 0.24-75 mM NaOH and constant ionic strength, leading to the empirical rate expression r = (a1[OH-] + a2[OH-]2) [GT]/(1 + a3[OH-]), where [GT] is the total glyoxal concentration. These results were confirmed in bicarbonate/carbonate buffer and at 2-20 mM [GT]. The rate form is in contradiction to earlier work on glyoxal, which suggested a second-order dependence on [OH-], but agrees with the rate equation for phenylglyoxal disproportionation. The kinetic data can be explained by a mechanism postulating the presence of monohydrated and dihydrated forms of glyoxal in equilibrium, with the rate-limiting steps being intramolecular hydride ion transfers to the unhydrated carbonyl carbon of the mono- and divalent anions of glyoxal monohydrate.

Notes: The reaction kinetics of carbon dioxide with four alkanolamines of industrial importance (MEA, DGA, DEA, and DIPA) have been investigated with the aid of the stopped-flow technique, allowing the determination of rate constants for carbamates formation. The constants obtained for MEA at 20°C and 25°C are in good agreement with recent literature data. The kinetic behavior of DGA was found to be almost identical to that of MEA.The rate constants obtained for DIPA at 25°C (54 M-1 s-1) is half as large as that for DEA (110 M-1 s-1). The former one is satisfactorily compared with the recent values proposed by Blauwhoff et al. Activation energies have also been obtained for DEA (23.2 kJ mol-1) and for DIPA (58.7 kJ mol-1) and their mechanistic implications are discussed in relation with the relevanceof a rate-determining proton transfer step in the process of carbamate formation.

Notes: The first stage thermal reactions of CF2CICH3 in the presence of chlorine have been studied between 554 and 614 K. These are and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm CF}_{\rm 2} {\rm CICH}_{\rm 3} {\rm + CI}_{\rm 2} \to {\rm CF}_{\rm 2} {\rm CICH}_{\rm 2} {\rm CI + HCI} $$\end{document} Rate equations derived from a radical mechanism are shown to fit the experimental results. Values of Arrhenius parameters for the decomposition of the CF2ClCH2. radical and its reactions with Cl2 and Cl are given.

Notes: The thermal decomposition of diethyl ether was studied in the temperature range 697.2-760.5 K. The rate constant of reaction (1), and the ratio of the rate constant of reaction (2) to that of (12): were calculated from the amounts of products: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log k_1 ({\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}) = (17.2 \pm 0.6) - (82.4 \pm 2.0{\rm kcal mol}^{{\rm - 1}})/2.3RT $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log k_2 /k_{12^{1/2} } ({\rm dm}^{{\rm 3/2}} {\rm mol}^{{\rm - 1/2}}) = (4.1 \pm 0.4) - (11.9 \pm 1.3{\rm kcal mol}^{{\rm - 1}})/2.3RT $$\end{document}

Notes: The chromatographic retention of H and D atoms has been observed in a quartz tube using argon as a carrier gas for D and six different gases for H. The results give equilibrium constants for the reversible adsorption of H and D on quartz as well as the rates of desorption. Self-consistent conclusions can be drawn from the data. The adsorption energy appears to be ca. 50 kJ mol-1 indicating weak chemisorption. The observations are consistent with vibration frequencies on the surface of around 700-900 cm-1 for D. and around 1000-1300 cm-1 for H. It appears that only a fraction of the surface atoms (ca. 10-2) act as adsorption sites.

Notes: The bimolecular reactions in the title were measured behind shock waves by monitoring the O-atom production in COS—O2—Ar and CS2—O2—Ar mixtures over the temperature range between 1400 and 2200 K. A value of the rate constant for S + O2 → SO + O was evaluated to be (3.8 ± 0.7) × 1012 cm3 mol-1 s-1 between 1900 and 2200 K. This was connected with the data at lower temperatures to give an expression k2 = 1010.85 T0.52 cm3 mol-1 s-1 between 250 and 2200 K. An expression of the rate constant for CS2 + O2 → CS + SO2 was obtained to be k21 = 1012.0 exp(-32 kcal mol-1/RT) cm3 mol-1 s-1 with an error factor of 2 between 1500 and 2100 K.

Notes: The kinetics of the gas phase reaction between NO2 and CF2CCl2 has been investigated in the temperature range from 50 to 80°C. The reaction is homogeneous. Three products are formed: O2NCF2CCl2NO2 and equimolecular amounts of CINO and of O2NCF2C(O)Cl. The rate of consumption of the reactants is independent of the total pressure, the reaction products, and added inert gases and can be represented by a second-order reaction: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ - \frac{{d[{\rm NO}_{\rm 2}]}}{{dt}} = - 2\frac{{d[{\rm CF}_{\rm 2} {\rm CCI}_{\rm 2}]}}{{dt}} = k[{\rm NO}_{\rm 2}][{\rm CF}_{\rm 2} {\rm CCI}_{\rm 2}] $$\end{document}However, the distribution of the products is influenced by the pressure of the present gases, which favor the formation of the dinitro-compound in a specific way. The effect of CF2CCl2 is the greatest. In the absence of added gases, the ratio of O2NCF2CCl2NO2 to that of O2NCF2C(O)Cl is proportional to (CF2CCl2 + γP products).The experimental results can be explaned by the following mechanism: P and X represent the products and the added gases: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ - \frac{{d[{\rm NO}_{\rm 2}]}}{{dt}} = - 2\frac{{d[{\rm CF}_{\rm 2} {\rm CCI}_{\rm 2}]}}{{dt}} = k_1 [{\rm NO}_{\rm 2}][{\rm CF}_{\rm 2} {\rm CCI}_{\rm 2}] $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_1 = 3.16 \pm 0.5 \times 10^6 \exp ( - 10500 \pm 1000{\rm cal/}RT){\rm M}^{{\rm - 1}} {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm \gamma }_{{\rm CF}_{\rm 2} {\rm CCI}_{\rm 2} } :{\rm \gamma }_P :{\rm \gamma }_{{\rm C}_{\rm 2} {\rm F}_{\rm 5} {\rm CI}} :{\rm \gamma }_{{\rm CCL}_{\rm 3} } :{\rm \gamma }_{{\rm CF}_{\rm 4} } :{\rm \gamma }_{{\rm N}_{\rm 2} } = 1:0.22:0.15:0.14:0.054:0.015 $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm \gamma }_{{\rm NO}_{\rm 2} } 〈 0.01 $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_3 = 1.4 \pm 0.3 \times 10^8 {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}} $$\end{document}

Notes: We develop a kinetic model for the exchange of tritium and deuteriumbetween tritium-containing heavy water and deuterated chloroform in a two-phase liquid system, catalyzed by hydroxide ion (sodium hydroxide). For the exchange reaction yielding tritiated chloroform andheavy water, the measured equilibrium constant is 0.518 at 25-45°C, independent of temperature. The rate constant (for the controlling step, deuteron abstraction from chloroform) is 0.22 L/mol s at 25°C, 0.72 at 35°C, and 2.0 at 45°C, corresponding to an activation energy of 87 kJ/mol. Comparison is made with literature data, and effects of mass transfer on the apparent rate constant are discussed.

Notes: Equilibria and rates of interconversion between monomeric and dimeric glyoxal were measured in aqueous solution. The equilibrium constant [G2]/[G1]2 was 0.56 M-1 at 25°C, and was hardly affected by changes of ionic strength and pH but increased rapidly with increase of temperature. The rate of depolymerization was first-order in dimer, with the pseudo first-order rate coefficient in the pH range 1.3-7.8being of the form b1[H3O+] + b2 + b3[OH-]/(1 + b4[OH-]) + b5[OH-]. Coefficients b1 and b2 were more strongly affected by changes of temperature, though [OH-] was much the more effective catalyst. This rate form has not previously been observed for monomer-dimer inter-conversion of α-hydroxycarbonyls and α-dicarbonyls or for related reactions such as mutarotations and hydrations. Equivalent rate forms arisefrom reactions where an intermediate at steady state and low concentration is produced.

Notes: An upper limit for the reaction rate of CO with the nitrate radical NO3 has been determined equal to 4 × 10-19 cm+3 molec-1 s-1 at 295 ± 2 K. In the experiment the isotopic species C13O16 and C13O18 mixed at 1-2 ppmv level in synthetic air have been reacted with NO3 and the reaction followed using long path infrared absorption FT spectroscopy. The result is of interest in the studies on the role played by NO3 in nighttime tropospheric chemistry.

Notes: The kinetics of the gas phase reaction of OH radicals with dimethyl sulfide (CH3SCH3) have been studied at various temperatures and total pressures using two relative rate methods and a flash photolysis technique. For the relative rate methods, rate constants were measured at 296 ± 2 K as a function of the O2 pressure at a total pressure of ca. 740 torr. Data from these three experimental techniques were not in agreement. It is concluded that the relative rate techniques are subject to secondary reactions, possibly involving CH3S radicals. A rate constant of (2.5-0.6+0.9) × 10-12 e(130 = 102)/T cm3 molecule-1 s-1 obtained using the flash photolysis-resonance fluorescence data in the absence of O2, and which is in agreement with the lower range of values previously reported in the literature, is recommended.

Notes: The rate constant k1 for the reaction of OH radicals with CIO2 molecules was measured in a discharge flow system over the temperature range 293 ≤ T ≤ 473 K and at low pressures, 0.5 ≤ P ≤ 1.4 torr, using electron paramagnetic resonance or laser-induced fluorescence to monitor the pseudo first-order decay of OH concentrations. At 293 K, the value obtained for k1 was (7.2 ± 0.5) × 10-12 cm3 molecule-1 s-1. Within the temperature range of this study, a negative temperature dependence was observed: k1 = (4.50 ± 0.75) × 10-13 exp[(804 ± 114)/T] cm3 molecule-1 s-1. HOCl was detected by mass spectrometry as a product of the reaction and was titrated using OH + Cl2 as a source in the calibration experiments. A simulation of the mechanism of the OH + ClO2 reaction indicated that HOCl was mainly produced in the first reaction step. Both this result and the observed T dependence of k1 suggest that this reaction proceeds via an intermediate adduct with a cyclic geometry.

Notes: The barrier for the hydrogen exchange reaction increases with the bend angle of H3. The implications for the dynamics of the reaction are explored on two levels. The static one uses the concept of a relaxed potential. This provides for a convenient, yet realistic representation. Itallows for the response of the molecule to the approaching atom. Among features made very evident by the relaxed potential is the possibility that hotH atoms can react by insertion. It also shows the widening of the cone of acceptance upon reagent vibrational excitation. On the dynamical level, classical trajectory computations are used to illustrate the dependence of the reactivity on the angle of attack and on the translational and vibrational excitation of the reagents. Detailed product distributions are generally not sensitive to the attack angle. An exception is the HD/H2 branching ratio in H + HD reactive collisions.

Notes: We have studied the oxidation of benzyl alcohols by nitrous and nitric acid in sulfuric acid media. The oxidation by nitrous acid is rapid and has an activation energy of 10.6 ± 0.8 kcal mol-1. A Hammett plot of logk2 vs. σ+ is linear with a ρ value of -1.4. The oxidation by nitric acid in sulfuric acid media is autocatalytic. From the kinetic and product analyses, it is concluded that a common oxidant, the nitrosonium ion is involved when either nitrous or nitric acid is used. A mechanism is proposed which involves the abstraction of hydride from the alcohols as the rate determining step. It is demonstrated that the autoxidation of the alcohols is catalyzed by nitrous acid or nitric oxide.

Notes: The rate constant of the reaction between OH and OCS in helium over the temperature range 255-483 K has been determined using the discharge flow-resonance fluorescence technique. The OCS has been carefully purified to avoid interference from H2S and CO impurities. An FTIR with a multireflection cell was used to determine the impurity concentrations and the purified sample was found to contain less than 0.005% of H2S. At 300 K, the rate constant was determined to be (2.0 ±0.40.8) × 10-15 cm3 molecule-1 s-1. Although the rate constants showed slight positive deviation at lower temperatures, thev can be satisfactorily fitted by the Arrhenius equation, k = 1.13 × 10-13 exp(-1200/T) cm3 molecule-1 s-1. No pressure dependence was observed at all temperatures, nor was O2 enhancement observed under our experimental conditions.

Notes: The gas phase thermal isomerization of 4-acetyl-5-methyl-isoxazole affords 3-cyano-2,4-pentanedione as the only product in good agreement with previous proposed isomerization mechanism for isoxazoles. On the other hand, kinetic parameters and MO theoretical calculations do not agree with those previously reported. An alternative reaction mechanism which explains this fact is discussed.

Notes: The unimolecular decomposition of 2,2 dimethyloxetance to give either isobutence and formaldehyde or ethene and acetone induced by a pulsed CO2 laser has been investigated. Absorption characteristics and fractional decomposition have been studied as a function of laser fluence, irradiation frequency, reactant pressure, and added inert bath gas. Both absorption cross section and fractional decomposition are approximately independent of pressure of 2,2-dimethyloxetane below 50 times; 10-3 torr and increase with pressure at higher pressures of 2,2-dimethyloxetane. At pressures sufficiently low that collisions are negligible during the laser pulse, added inert gases reduce the amount of decomposition. Calculations of the fractional decomposition have been carried out based on RRKM theory and assuming either a Boltzmann or a Poisson intermolecular energy distribution. Master equation calculations of both absorption and decomposition for 10R20 irradiation have also been performed. Agreement between observed and calculated results for 10R20 irradiation could be obtained only by assuming that most, but not all, of the molecules in the irradiated volume absorb the laser radiation. Differences between the absorptions of the 10R20 and 9P20 lines and in the resulting extents of decomposition indicate that the fraction of irradiated molecules which absorbs 9P20 radiation is smaller than the fraction which absorbs 10R20 radiation.

Notes: The kinetics of the reaction between nitric oxide and chlorine have been investigated in both carbon tetrachloride and glacial acetic acid. The nitric oxide-oxygen reaction has been investigated in carbon tetrachloride.The appearance of product, NOCl or NO2, was monitored spectrophotometrically at a wavelength of 475 nm for NOCl and 343 nm for NO2. These measurements were performed using an Amino-Morrow stopped-flow apparatus equipped with a Beckman D U monochromator.The data for both the NO—Cl2 and NO—O2 systems could be fitted to the third-order integrated equation and the calculated rate constants were 2.75 × 103 M-2 s-1 and 2.79 × 106 M2 s-1, respectively, at 25.1°C.There was a noted increase in rate constants on changing the solvent from carbon tetrachloride to acetic acid.The likelihood of a termolecular encounter is inherent in the mechanism, however, no real evidence to substantiate either a direct termolecular or a series of two bimolecular steps has been obtained, although a -7 kcal for ΔH0 would support the latter.

Notes: Trichloromethylperoxyl radicals were produced by pulse radiolysis of air saturated solutions containing CCl4. The rate constants for the reaction of CCl3O2 radicals with zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP) were determined in various solvents. They were found to vary between 3 × 107 and 3 × 109 M-1 s-1. The changes in rate constants result from complexation of ZnTPP with the different solvents, but did not correspond to changes in redox potential of ZnTPP. The rate constants were found to depend on the strength of the axial complexation, indicating an inner sphere mechanism whereby the radical binds to the metal prior to electron transfer.

Notes: The thermal addition of CF3O3CF3(T) to CF2CCl2(E) has been investigated between 49.6 and 69.5°C. The initial pressure of CF3O3CF3 was varied between 7 and 240 torr and that of CF2CCl2 between 4 and 600 torr. Four products of formula CF3O(E)j OOCF3, where j = 1 → 4 are formed. The sum of the products Σi = 14 CF3O(E)jOOCF3 is equal to the amount of trioxide decomposed.The reaction is homogeneous. Its rate is not affected by the total pressure and the presence of inert gas. It is a free radical telomerization with four basic steps: thermal decomposition of CF3O3CF3 into CF3O. and CF3O2., chain initiation by addition of CF3O. to olefin incorporated in, and telomeric radicals termination.The consumption of alkene is well represented by the equation: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ - d[E]/dt = k_1 [T]\left\{ {1 + \sum\limits_{j = 1}^3 {\prod\limits_{i = 1}^j {[1 + (k_{t_1 } k_1^{1/2} /k_{gi} } k_t^{1/2})([T]^{1/2} /[E])]^{ - 1} } } \right\} $$\end{document} where (d[E]/d[T]) = \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \bar n $$\end{document} is the mean chain length of telomerization. \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \bar n $$\end{document} varies from 1.45 at 1.5 torr of E to 3.3 at 400 torr of E. Above this pressure E has no influence on \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \bar n $$\end{document}.The estimated value of the constant for the addition of telomeric radicals to alkene is:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_g \simeq 8.6 \pm 6.0 \times 10^4 \exp ( - 2300 \pm 200{\rm col mol}^{{\rm - 1}} /RT){\rm M}^{{\rm - 1}} {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}} $$\end{document}

Notes: Study of the thermal decomposition of propane at very low conversions in the temperature range 760-830 K led to refinement of the mechanism of the reaction.The quotient VCH4 + C2H4/VH2 + C3H6 characterizing the two decomposition routes connected with the 1- and 2-propyl radicals proved to depend linearly on the initial propane concentration. This suggested the occurrence of intermolecular radical isomerization: in competition with decomposition of the 2-propyl radical: The linearity led to the conclusion that the selectivity of H-abstraction from the methyl and methylene groups by the methyl radical is practically the same as that by the H atom. The temperature-dependence of this selectivity ( μ = kCH3/kCH2) was given by\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm \mu = }\frac{{k_3 }}{{k_4 }} = \frac{{k_1 }}{{k_2 }} = 10^{0.26 \pm 0.03} \exp ( - 7.24 \pm 0.45{\rm kJ mol}^{{\rm - 1}} /RT). $$\end{document} Further evaluation of the dependence gave the Arrhenius representation \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \frac{{k_7 }}{{k_6 }} = 10^{ - 5.97 \pm 0.03} \exp (115 \pm 5.1{\rm kJ mol}^{{\rm - 1}} /RT){\rm mol}^{{\rm - 1}} {\rm dm}^{\rm 3} $$\end{document} for the ratio of the rate coefficients of the above isomerization and decomposition reactions.Steady-state treatment resulted in the rate equation of the process, comparison of which with measurements gave further Arrhenius dependences.

Notes: Conditions of applicability of quasi-steady-state kinetic treatment have been investigated with respect to the explanation of the decomposition of propane and the influence of ethylene on this.From the measured rate of accumulation of ethane and from the relations between the kinetic equations describing product formation, the rate parameters of the initiation reactions were determined, for which the temperature-dependences \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_i = 10^{17,05 \pm 0.99} \exp ( - 356 \pm 11{\rm kJmol}^{{\rm - 1}} /RT)s^{ - 1} $$\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_{ie} = 10^{12.0 \pm 0.99} \exp ( - 225 \pm 15{\rm kJmol}^{{\rm - 1}} /RT){\rm mol}^{{\rm - 1}} {\rm dm}^{\rm 3} s^{ - 1} $$\end{document} were found.In the decomposition of propane under the examined conditions, the chain length exceeds 500. In response to ethylene the chain length significantly decreases, but even in this case the decomposition chains are long enough for it to be assumed that the ratios of radical concentrations are governed by the propagation steps.Calculations demonstrated that the actual radical concentration during a sufficiently short induction period approximates to the stationary concentration, so that it does not seriously affect the accuracy of the kinetic treatment.

Notes: The hydrogen transfer reaction between C2H6 and CF3 radicals, generated by the photolysis of CF3I, has been studied in the temperature range 298-617 K. The rate constant, based on the value of 1013.36 cm3 mol-1 s-1 for the recombination of CF3 radicals, is given by \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log k_2 = (11.90 \pm 0.09) - (33230 \pm 740)/19.145T $$\end{document} where k2 is in cm3 mol-1 s-1 and E is in J mol-1. These results are compared with those previously reported, and the following best value for k2 is recommended: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log k_2 = (11.94 \pm 0.07) - (33670 \pm 540)/19.145T $$\end{document}

Notes: The influence of the effective potential energy curves on the calculation of the strong collision limiting low-pressure rate coefficients of thermal dissociation-recombination reactions was analyzed in terms of the factorized formalism of Troe. An analysis of 26 reactions employing a Morse potential coupled with a quasitriatomic molecular model and an explicit account of the adiabatic zero-point barriers, as originallyproposed by Troe, was performed. A comparison between calculations realizedwith an exactly fitted looseness parameter, α, and with a standard value of α = 1.0 Å-1, indicates that the use of this last value is satisfactorily justified in the evaluation of thestrong collision limiting low-pressure rate coefficients. A study interms of restrictive relationships between the looseness and Morse parameters and ab initio, radial potentials (for CH4, CH3O2, and HO2) was also realized. The uncertainties in the evaluation of termolecular rate coefficients due to the lack of a complete knowledge of the long-range potentials are also briefly discussed.

Notes: Absolute rate constants for the gas phase reaction of OH radicals with pyrrole (k1) and thiophene (k2) have been measured over the temperature ranges 298-440 and 274-382 K, respectively, using the flash photolysis-resonance fluorescence technique. The rate constants obtained were independent of the total pressure of argon diluent over the range 25-100 torr andwere fit by the Arrhenius expressions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_1 = (2.7 \pm _{0.6} ^{0.8}) \times 10^{ - 11} \exp [(403 \pm 93)/T]{\rm cm}^{\rm 3} {\rm molecule}^{{\rm - 1}} {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}} $$\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_2 = (1.2_{ - 0.6} ^{ + 1.0}) \times 10^{ - 12} \exp [(584 \pm 217)/]{\rm cm}^{\rm 3} {\rm molecule}^{{\rm - 1}} {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}} $$\end{document} with rate constants at 298 ± 2 K of k1 = (1.03 ± 0.06) × 10-10 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 and k2 = (8.9 ± 0.7) × 10-12 cm3 molecule-1 s-1. [These errors represent two standard deviations (systematic errors could constitute an additional ca. 10% uncertainty)]. These results are discussed with respect to the previous literature data and the atmospheric lifetimes of pyrrole and thiophene.

Notes: Following the kinetic investigation of the solvolysis of a range of cobalt(III) complexes in mixtures of water + cosolvent wherethe cosolvent enhances the solvent structure and decreases the dielectric constant, kinetic data are now reported for such a solvolysis in water + urea where urea acts as a structure breaker and enhances the dielectric constant. A plot of log (rate constant) against reciprocal of the dielectric constant shows that differential effects of changes in solvent structure occur between the initial and the transition states and, as in theinvestigations using structure-enhancing cosolvents, the principal effect of change in solvent structure on the cobalt(III) cation occurs on the penta-coordinated ion in the transition state.

Notes: The abstraction of hydrogen and deuterium from 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, and two of their deuterated analogs by photochemically generated ground state chlorine atoms has been investigatedin the temperature range 0-95°C using methane as a competitor. Rate constants and their temperature coefficients are reported for the following reactions Over the temperature range of this investigation an Arrhenius law temperature dependence was observed in all cases. Based on the adopted rate coefficient for the chlorination of methane [L.F. Keyser, J. Chem. Phys., 69, 214 (1978)] \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_r /{\rm cm}^{\rm 3} {\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}} = (1.65 \pm 0.32) \times 10^{ - 11} \exp [ - (1530 \pm 68)/T] $$\end{document} which is commensurate with the present temperature range, the following rate constant values (cm3 s-1) are obtained: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_1 = (4.93 \pm 0.96) \times 10^{ - 11} \exp [ - (1087 \pm 68)/T] $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_2 = (2.92 \pm 0.57) \times 10^{ - 11} \exp [ - (1362 \pm 68)/T] $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_3 = (2.39 \pm 0.57) \times 10^{ - 11} \exp [ - (1750 \pm 68)/T] $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_4 = (1.68 \pm 0.33) \times 10^{ - 11} \exp [ - (1965 \pm 68)/T] $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_5 = (1.22 \pm 0.24) \times 10^{ - 11} \exp [ - (1948 \pm 68)/T] $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_6 = (1.47 \pm 0.28) \times 10^{ - 11} \exp [ - (1910 \pm 68)/T] $$\end{document} The observed pure primary, and mixed primary plus α- and β3-secondary kinetic isotope effects at 298 K are k3/k6 = 2.73 ± 0.08, and k1/k2 = 4.26 ± 0.12, respectively. Both show a normal temperature dependence decreasing to k3/k6 = 2.39 ± 0.06 and k1/k2 = 3.56 ± 0.09 at 370 K. Contrary to some simple theoretical expectations, the kinetic isotope effect for H/D abstraction decreases with increasing number of chlorine substituents in the geminal group in a parallel manner to the trend established previously for C1-substitution in the adjacent group. The occurrence of a β-secondary isotope effect, k4/k5, is established; this effect suggests a slight inverse temperature dependence.

Notes: The thermal decomposition of propanoic acid dilute in argon has beenstudied in a single-pulse shock tube over the temperature range of 1100-1500 K and over the pressure range of 14-18 atm. The decomposition kinetics have been satisfactorily computer modelled by means of afree radical mechanism involving H and OH chains.Recent single-pulse shock tube product analyses of acetic acid decomposition have been computer modelled using a free radical mechanism for decarboxylation coupled to a unimolecular dehydration reaction.A comparison between the thermal decomposition kinetics of the C1—C3 alkanoic acids is made. The present studies do notprovide evidence for the participation of transition states involving a pentavalent carbon atom in the pyrolyses of the lower alkanoic acids.

Notes: Unimolecular reactions of mutual isomerization of cyclopentyl and 1-penten-5-yl radicals have been investigated by chemical activation. The radicals were generated by adding energized hydrogen atoms (EH about 23 kcal mol-1) to the double bond of either cyclopentane or 1,4-pentadiene. Based on the extensive steady-state RRKM calculations employing the experimental data from this work as well as from the literature, the threshold energies for the cyclopentyl ring opening and closure are 32 ± 0.3 and 16.2 ± 0.3 kcal mol-1, respectively. The entropy of activation for the ring opening is close to zero.

Notes: Acetaldehyde oxidation has been studied in experiments at temperatures of 553 and 713 K carried out in a low pressure, static reactor and in numerical modeling calculations using a detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanism. The results of the experimental study were used to construct and validate the reaction mechanism, which was then used to examine acetaldehydeoxidation in the negative temperature coefficient regime between 550 and 900 K. This mechanism was also tested against independent measurements of acetaldehyde oxidation carried out by Baldwin, Matchan, and Walker. The overall rate of reaction and the properties of the negative temperature coefficient regime were found to be sensitive to the competition between radical decomposition reactions and the addition of molecular oxygen to acetyl and methyl radicals, including particularly \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} + {\rm O}_2 + {\rm M = CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm O}_{\rm 2} + {\rm M} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CO} + {\rm M = CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm + CO} + {\rm M} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CO} + {\rm O}_{\rm 2} {\rm = CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm CO}_{\rm 3} $$\end{document} During these experiments, an upper limit to the rate of decomposition ofCH3O2H was measured at 553 K. Implications of the results for future kinetic modeling of engine knock are discussed.

Notes: Procedures are discussed to correct for nonideality in a shock tube used in the reflected mode in conjunction with flash photolysis and atomic resonance absorption to measure chemical kinetics of atoms at high temperatures. Experimentally, pressure time profiles for the incident and reflectedshock regions are made close to the location of the observation windows through which absorbance is measured. The corresponding temperatures are calculated from the adiabatic equation of state. Justification for this procedure is provided by extending Mirels' boundary layer theory to take intoaccount interaction of the reflected wave with the flowing gas in the free stream and in the boundary layer. These theoretical methods are described for calculating the thermodynamic and hydrodynamic states behind the reflected wave from initial values of pressure and temperature and the measured velocity of the incident wave. The implication of these results to kinetic measurements at high temperature is discussed.

Notes: The reactants, products, and saddle point for the reaction H2 + CN → H + HCN have been studied by ab initio calculations. The computed structures, frequencies, and energetics are compared directly to available measurements and, indirectly, to experimental rateconstants. The theoretical rate constants used in the comparison are calculated with conventional transition state theory. By reduction of the computed reaction barrier to 4.1 kcal mol,-1 good agreement with experimental rate constants is obtained over a 3250-K temperature range. This computed rate constant is well represented by the form 4.9 × 10-18 T2.45 e-1, 126/T over the temperature range of 250 K-3500 K. Substantial reaction rate curvature is found due to low-frequency bending modes at the saddle point. The results for this reaction are compared to other abstraction reactions involving H atom transfer to identify correlations between reaction exothermicity and both abstraction barriers and reaction rate curvature.

Notes: The rate constants of O2(1Δg) with aliphatic alcohols, terpenes, unsaturated hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, oxygen, and diamines have been studied in thepresence of NO2. The rate constants for oxygen, 1,2-ethane diamine, and 1,2-propane diamine are (9.9 ± 0.4) × 102, (8.7 ± 0.7) × 104, and (1.4 ± 0.3) × 104 1/mol/s, respectively. The rate constants for all other compounds are less than the oxygen rate constant.

Notes: The thermal reactions of endo- and exo-5-Y bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-enes (NYBO and XYBO) where Y = methyl, ethyl, and isopropyl have been studied in the gas phase between 567 and 695 K. For both isomers they are parallel first-order retro-Diels-Alder reactions with elimination of ethene (E) and monosubstituted ethene (YE).The observed Arrhenius parameters are used to discuss the mechanism and to estimate the heats of formation and the entropies of NYBO and XYBO. Group values are proposed for estimation of these thermochemical data for compounds of the same type by means of the methods of Benson.

Notes: Rate constants for overall H-atom abstraction by hydroxyl radicals from C—H and O—H bonds are estimated for alkanes, haloalkanes, aldehydes, ketones, ethers, alcohols, nitriles, and nitrates over thetemperature range 250-1000 K. These estimated rate constants utilize the modified Arrhenius expression K = A'T2e-E'/T in combination with the recommendations given in the recent review and evaluation of OH radical kinetics of Atkinson [1]. This estimation procedure gives good agreement, generally to within better than a factor of 2, of the estimated rate constants with theserecommendations.

Notes: On the basis of the thermal decomposition of mixtures of propylene and propane with molar ratios of 0.0-0.33 in the temperature range 779-812K, the influencing functions describing the inhibition by propylene of the decomposition of propane were determined. The rate-reducing effect is explained mainly by the reactions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} + {}^.{\rm R} \longrightarrow {}^.{\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 5} + RH $$\end{document} (in which .R = .H, .CH3 and 2-Ċ3H7) and also by the addition reactions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} + {}^.{\rm H} \to 1 - {\rm \dot C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 7} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \to 2 - {\rm \dot C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 7}. $$\end{document} It was established that the bulk of the allyl radicals formed \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 8} + {}^.{\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 5} \to 1 - {\rm \dot C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 7} + {\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \to 2 - {\rm \dot C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 7} + {\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} $$\end{document} participate in the chain step, but, due to their lower reactivity, they restore the decomposition chain more slowly than the original radicals do.From the characteristic change in the ratio υCH4/υH2, the rate ratios of hydrogenabstraction reaction by radicals from propylene and propane could be determined. In these reactions there was no significant difference between the selectivities of the radicals. For an interpretation of the changes, the decomposition mechanism must be completed with the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} + 2 - {\rm \dot C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 7} \to 1 - {\rm \dot C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 7} + {\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 6}. $$\end{document}Evaluation of the influencing curves revealed that the initiation reactions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} + {\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} \to {}^.{\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 5} + {}^.{\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 7} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 8} + {\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} \to {}^.{\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 7} + {}^.{\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_{\rm 7} $$\end{document} must be taken into account.By parameter estimation we have determined the rate ratios characterizing the above initiation reactions, the unimolecular decomposition of propane, hydrogen abstraction by radicals from propane and propylene, intermolecular isomerization of the 2-propyl radical via propane and propylene, and abstraction of propane hydrogens by the ethyl and methyl radicals; these are given in Tables II.

Notes: The pyrolyses of four alkyl allyl sulfides with substituents on the α—C atom of the alkyl moiety have been studied in a stirred-flow system over the temperature range 340-400°C and pressures between 2 and 12 torr. The only products formed are propene and thioaldehydes. The reactions showed first-order kinetics with the rate coefficients following the Arrhenius equations: Chloromethyl allyl sulfide: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k({\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}) = 10^{10.74 \pm 0.23} \exp ( - 144 \pm 3){\rm kJ/mol}RT $$\end{document} Cyanomethyl allyl sulfide: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k({\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}) = 10^{10.20 \pm 0.19} \exp ( - 129 \pm 2){\rm kJ/mol}RT $$\end{document} 1-cyanoethyl allyl sulfide: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k({\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}) = 10^{11.09 \pm 0.18} \exp ( - 141.5 \pm 2.2){\rm kJ/mol}RT $$\end{document} Neopentyl allyl sulfide: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k({\rm s}^{{\rm - 1}}) = 10^{10.54 \pm 0.24} \exp ( - 144 \pm 3){\rm kJ/mol}RT $$\end{document}The effects of these and other substituents on the reactivity is discussed in relation with the stabilization of a polar six-centered transition state. The results support a non-concerted mechanism where the 1-5 α—H atom shift is assisted by its acidic character.

Notes: Infrared multiple photon decompositions (IRMPD) with more than one reactive pathway can provide significantly more kinetic information than can single-channel photolyses. The rates of the competing unimolecular reactions and the rate of photon absorption are interrelated, so that knowledge of one yields information about the others. The goals and pitfalls of IRMPD experiments on several well-studied classes of reactants are reviewed.

Notes: The rate of decarbonylation of the hydroxyacetyl radical in acetonitrile is measured by effect modulated ESR spectroscopy and found to be log (KD/s-1) = (11.0 ± 1.5)-(2.3RT)-1 (37 ± 8)kJ/mol. The result is shown to be reasonably well connected with a variety of decarbonylation data known for other acyl species by asimple Evans-Polanyi relation.

Notes: Conditions leading to an explosive reaction of carbon monoxide and oxygen in the presence of small amounts of water have been examined at temperatures of 973 and 1048 K. Carbon monoxide and water were formed in the presence of oxygen by reaction with a thin film of carbon deposited on a quartz vessel. The carbon provided a reactive and reproducible surface, giving aconsistent rate of termination and thus allowing a quantitative descriptionof the conditions at the explosion in the region of the first limit. Calculations of the rates of the various branching and termination reactions at the onset of the explosion showed that the simple mechanism described earlier was still adequate to explain the reaction at temperatures up to 1050 K. From experiments with inert gases the transition from the first explosion limit to the region of the second explosion limit was demonstrated.

Notes: Rate constants have been measured for the reactions of four hydrocarbon radicals with O2 in the gas phase at room temperature. Laserflash photolysis was used to generate low concentrations of radicals. A photoinization mass spectrometer followed the radical loss as a function of time. The measured pseudo first-order decay rate of the radical and the absolute oxygen concentration were combined to give the absolute rate constants (in units of 10-12 cm3 molec-1 s-1): isobutyl (2.9 ± 0.7); neopentyl (1.6 ± 0.3); cyclopentyl (17 ± 3); and cyclohexyl (14 ± 2). The cycloalkyl radicals have rate constants similar to those of other secondary radicals. However, the isobutyl and neopentyl radicals react more slowly than similar primary radicals. These new rate constants are compared in Figure 2 with the recently published correlation of reactive cross section with radical ionization potential.

Notes: The kinetics of the gas-phase reactions of naphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, and 2,3-dimethylnaphthalene with O3 and with OH radicals have been studied at 295 ± 1 K in one atmosphere of air. Upper limit rate constants for the O3 reactions of 〈3 × 10-19, 〈4 × 10-19, and 〈4 × 10-19 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 were obtained for naphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, and 2,3-dimethylnaphthalene, respectively. For the OH radical reactions, rate constants of (in units of 10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1) 2.59 ± 0.24, 5.23 ± 0.42, and 7.68 ± 0.48 were determined for naphthalene, 2±methylnaphthalene, and 2,3-dimethylnaphthalene, respectively. These data show that under atmospheric conditions these naphthalenes will react mainly with the OH radical, with life-times due to this reaction ranging from ca. 11 h for naphthalene to ca. 4 h for 2,3-dimethylnaphthalene.

Notes: The photooxidation of allyl chloride was studied by irradiation either in 100-L Teflon bags or in a 22.7-m3 Teflon smog chamber in the presence of added NOx. In the absence of added hydrocarbons, the reaction involves a Cl atom chain, which leads to a highly reactive system. A reaction mechanism is presented to account for the following photooxidation products: chloroacetaldehyde, formaldehyde, 1,3-dichloroacetone, 3-chloroacrolein, acrolein, glyoxal, chloroperoxyacetyl nitrate, and peroxypropenyl nitrate. The rate constant for OH reaction with allyl chloride at 298 K was measured by a relative rate method under conditions where the Cl atom chain length was small and was found to be kOH = 1.7 × 10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1. The rate constant for O3 reaction with allylchloride at 298 K was found to be kO3 = 1.5 × 10-18 cm3 molecule-1 s-1.