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Notes: Vinylacetylene was pyrolyzed at 300-450°C in a packed and an unpacked static reactor with a pinhole bleed to a quadrupole mass spectrometer. The reactant and C8H8 products were monitored continuously during a reaction by mass spectrometry. In some runs, the products were also analyzed by gas chromatography after the run. In these runs CH4, C2H6, C3H6, and C2H4 were also detected.The reaction for vinylacetylene removal and C8H8 formation is homogeneous, second order in reactant, and independent of the presence of a large excess of N2 or He. However, C8H8 formation is about half-suppressed by the addition of the free-radical scavengers NO or O2. The rate coefficient for total vinylacetylene removal is 1.7 × 106 exp(-79 ± 13 kJ/mol RT) L/mol · s. The major reaction for C4H4 removal is polymerization. In addition four C8H8 isomers, carbon, and small hydrocarbons are formed. The three major C8H8 isomers are styrene, cyclooctatetraene (COT), and 1,5—dihydropentalene (DHP).The C8H8 compounds are formed by both molecular and free-radical processes in a second-order process with an overall k ≃ 3 × 108 exp(-122 kJ/mol RT) L/mol · s (average of packed and unpacked cell results). The molecular process occurs with an overall k = 8.5 × 107 exp (-118 kJ/mol RT) L/mol · s. The COT, DHP, and an unidentified isomer (d), are formed exclusively in molecular processes with respective rate coefficients of 4.4 × 104 exp(-77 kJ/mol RT), 1.7 × 105 exp(-89 kJ/mol RT), and 3.1 × 109 exp(- 148 kJ/mol RT) L/mol · s. The styrene is formed both by a direct free-radical process and by isomerization of COT.

Notes: The product quantum yields in the photolysis of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-pentanone have been measured in homogeneous solvents of different viscosities, in micellar solutions of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate, and in dioctadecyl ammonium chloride vesicles.The product quantum yield in n-heptane was found to be 1. This value decreases to 0.5 in paraffin oil as a consequence of geminate recombination. In the presence of free radical scavengers, the extent of geminate disproportionation can be evaluated from the yields of isobutene and 2,2-dimethyl propionaldehyde. From these yields and the geminate recombination yields the total amount of geminate processes and the disproportionation-to-combination ratio for caged radicals are estimated. It is found that micelles provide the most efficient cages. In these media only about 10% of the radicals avoid cage processes. The disproportionation-to-combination ratio of tert-butyl and pivaloyl radicals was found to be extremely media dependent. The measured values ranged from about 0.2 in paraffin oil to 0.8 in cetyltrimethylammonium chloride micelles.

Notes: Kinetics of the thermal decomposition of acetic acid vapor dilute in argon have been studied over the temperature range of 1300-1950 K in a single-pulse shock tube. The acid was found to decompose homogeneously and molecularly via two competing firstorder reaction channels at nearly equal rates, to form methane and carbon dioxide on the one hand, and ketene and water on the other. Fall-off behavior has been taken into account and limiting high-pressure rate constants for both channels have been derived. Ketene was found to decompose both unimolecularly to methylene radicals and carbon monoxide and also by a radical reaction with CH2 to form ethylene and carbon monoxide. The rate constant derived for the unimolecular reaction was found to be in good agreement with an earlier shock tube measurement by H. G. Wagner and F. Zabel [Ber. Bunsenges Phys. Chem., 75, 114 (1971)]. The bimolecular reaction of ketene to produce allene and carbon dioxide, important in lower temperature reaction systems, has been found to be unimportant under the present conditions. A computer model for the decomposition kinetics involving 46 reactions of 21 species has been found to simulate the experimental yield data substantially. Sensitivity analyses have been used to identify reactions which make important contributions to the overall mechanism and yields of major products. Methylene radicals play important roles in determining yields of major species.

Notes: The abstraction of hydrogen/deuterium from CH3CH2Cl, CH3CHDCl, and CH3CD2Cl by photochemically generated ground-state chlorine atoms has been investigated over the temperature range of 8-94°C using methane as a competitor. Rate constant data for the following reactions have been obtained:The temperature dependence of the relative rate constants ki/kj was found to conform to the Arrhenius rate law, where the stated error limits are one standard deviation:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_1 /k_2 = (1.099 \pm 0.015)\exp [(429 \pm 2)/T] $$ $$ k_1 /k_r = (1.422 \pm 0.026)\exp [(1113 \pm 3)/T] $$ $$ k_2 /k_r = (1.295 \pm 0.029)\exp [(684 \pm 3)/T] $$ $$ k_3 /k_r = (1.177 \pm 0.025)\exp [(717 \pm 4)/T] $$ $$ k_4 /k_r = (1.115 \pm 0.023)\exp [(732 \pm 2)/T] $$ $$ k_5 /k_r = (0.978 \pm 0.020)\exp [(985 \pm 2)/T] $$\end{document} and kr is the rate constant for the reference reaction (CH4 + Cl → CH3 + HCl). The β secondary kinetic isotope effects (k2/k3/k4) are close to unity and show a slight inverse temperature dependence. Both preexponential factors and activation energies decrease as a result of deuterium substitution in the adjacent chloromethyl group. The trends are well outside the limits of experimental error.

Notes: The reaction between ozone and carbon monoxide was reinvestigated in the range of 80-160°C. The previously reported rate law -d[O3]/dt = ka[O3][CO] + kb[O3]2 was confirmed and simulated using a mechanism based on an impurity-initiated chain reaction. When the CO was sufficiently purified, kb tended to zero and ka reduced to the value expected for the thermal decomposition of O3. Subsequent reactions of O atoms with CO produced chemiluminescence which was used to measure k3 for \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm O}\,\, + \,\,{\rm CO}\,\,\mathop {\longrightarrow}\limits^{\rm 3} \,\,{\rm CO}_{\rm 2} \left( {^3 B_2 } \right) $$\end{document} as 10-14.0±0.3 exp[-(1630 ± 325)/T] cm3 molecule-1 s-1. The implications of this are discussed.

Notes: The thermal decomposition of azoisopropane (AIP) was studied by detailed product analysis in the temperature and pressure intervals 498-563 K and 0.67-5.33 kPa. Besides the predominant termination and hydrogen-abstraction reaction of the 2-propyl radical, the decomposition is characterized by a very short chain process. The following rate constants were determined from the measurements\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\begin{array}{rcl} \log (k_1 {\rm /s}^{ - 1} ) &=& (16.3 \pm 0.2) - (199.9 \pm 1.6){\rm kJ mol}^{ - 1} /2.3RT \\ \log (k_4 /k_3^{1/2} {\rm dm}^{{3 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {3 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} {\rm mol}^{{{ - 1} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{ - 1} 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} {\rm s}^{{{ - 1} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{ - 1} 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} ) &=& (4.1 \pm 0.3) - (52.5 \pm 3.0){\rm kJ mol}^{ - 1} /2.3RT \\ \log (k_5 /k_3^{1/2} {\rm dm}^{{3 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {3 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} {\rm mol}^{{{ - 1} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{ - 1} 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} {\rm s}^{{{ - 1} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{ - 1} 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} ) &=& (2.4 \pm 0.1) - (27.6 \pm 1.3){\rm kJ mol}^{ - 1} /2.3RT \\ k_2 /k_3 &=& 0.51 \pm 0.02 \end{array}$$\end{document} for the following reactions:

Notes: Chlorocyclopropane has been produced by addition of CH2(1A1) and CH2(3B1) to chloroethene. CH2 was generated by the photolysis of ketene at 313 and 366 nm. Chlorocyclopropane was formed in a chemically activated state, had an energy content between 378 and 427 kJ/mol, and reacted in three parallel channels to 3-chloropropene, cis- and trans-1-chloropropene. As secondary reactions elimination of HCl from the chemically activated primary products occurred to form allene and propyne. The apparent rate constants for the isomerization and elimination reactions are reported. The results of RRKM calculations including distribution functions for the activated chlorocyclopropane and a stepladder model for the deactivation support the proposed reaction scheme.

Notes: The kinetics of OH reactions with furan (k1), thiophene (k2), and tetrahydrothiophene (k3), have been investigated over the temperature range 254-425 K. OH radicals were produced by flash photolysis of water vapor at λ 〉 165 nm and detected by timeresolved resonance fluorescence spectroscopy. The following Arrhenius expressions adequately describe the measured rate constants as a function of temperature (units are cm3 molecule-1 S-1): k1 = (1.33 ± 0.29) × 10-11 exp[(333 ± 67)/T], k2 = (3.20 ± 0.70) × 10-12 exp[(325 ± 71)/T], k3 = (1.13 ± 0.35) × 10-11 exp[(166 ± 97)/T]. The results are compared with previous investigations and their implications regarding reaction mechanisms and atmospheric residence times are discussed.

Notes: The reactions of ground-state S(3PJ) atoms with thiirane, methylthiirane, and trans-2,3-dimethylthiirane have been studied by flash photolysis-VUV kinetic absorption spectroscopy. From the analysis of the S(3PJ) decay plots the following rate constants were determined: (1.4 ± 0.2) × 1013, (2.7 ± 0.3) × 1013 and (4.0 ± 0.2) × 1013 (in cm3 mol-1 s-1 units) for thiirane, methylthiirane and trans-2,3-dimethylthiirane, respectively, showing an upward trend with increasing methylation.

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Notes: An examination of the results of measurements of the forward and reverse rate constants for the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm H} + {\rm C}_{\rm 2} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} \mathbin{\lower.3ex\hbox{$\buildrel\textstyle\rightarrow\over {\smash{\leftarrow}\vphantom{_{\vbox to.5ex{\vss}}}}$}} {\rm H}_{\rm 2} + {\rm C}_{\rm 2} {\rm H}_{\rm 5} $$\end{document} shows that agreement between the kinetics and the thermochemistry is achieved only through use of a value of ΔHf(C2H5) = 28 kcal mol-1. This system therefore provides further support for the recent measurement of this quantity.

Notes: The very low pressure reactor (VLPR) technique has been used to measure the bimolecular rate constant of the title reaction at 300 K. The rate constant is given by log k1 (1/mol s) = (11.6 ± 0.4) - (5.9 ± 0.6)/θ the equilibrium constant has also been measured at the same temperature and is given by K1 = (5.6 ± 1) × 10-3 and hence log k-1 (1/mol s) = 9.5 ± 0.1. The results show that the reaction Br + t—C4H9 → HBr + i—C4H8 is unimportant under the present experimental conditions. Assigning the entropy of t-butyl radical to be 74 ± 2 eu which is in the possible range, the value of K1 gives ΔH°f (t-butyl) = 9.1 ± 0.6 kcal/mol-1. This yields for the bond dissociation, DH° (t-butyl-H) = 93.4 ± 0.6 kcal/mol. Both of these values are found to be in good agreement with recent VLPP studies.

Notes: Kinetics of the basic hydrolysis of glyceryl trinitrate (TNG) were investigated in CO2-free aqueous calcium hydroxide solutions. The hydrolysis reactions were carried out in a temperature controlled reactor vessel with provision for continuous N2 sparging of the reaction mixture. TNG hydrolyzed via second-order reaction at 25°C, 18°C, and 10°C. The activation energy of the hydrolysis reaction of TNG was calculated from the kinetic data and found to be equal to 27.53 kcal/mol. The major products of the hydrolysis of TNG in solution of calcium hydroxide were calcium nitrate and calcium nitrite, accounting for approximately 50% of the degradation products. The minor identified products such as calcium oxalate and nitrate esters amounted to approximatey 6% of the products. The remaining 30% of the isolated products was a mixture of calcium formate, a nitrate ester, and unidentified volatiles, polymerlike substances, and other organic residue.

Notes: Results obtained from the photolysis of ketene with acetylene strongly support the formation of C3H3 radicals in the title reaction. Stationary state studies are interpreted in terms of the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$${\rm C}_3 {\rm H}_{\rm 4}^{\rm *} \buildrel3\over\rightarrow{\rm C}_3 {\rm H}_3^ \cdot + {\rm H}^ \cdot$$\end{document} with a rate constant (109.8 s-1) which is compared to RRKM predictions. In pulsed laser induced decomposition experiments, recombination products involving C3H3 have been detected (some for the first time) and their formation modeled using step (3) with the same rate constant.

Notes: A readily applicable empirical formula is obtained for the collisional efficiency for energy transfer between a highly vibrationally excited reactant and a seasoned (usually quartz) wall, in terms of the molecular weight, potential well depth and dipole moment of the reactant. This expression is used to examine corrections due to nonunit wall collision efficiency in the high-pressure rate parameters obtained from very low-pressure pyrolysis experiments. It is found that these corrections are up to ca. ±5 kJ/mol in the high-pressure activation energy and a factor of ca. 2 in the high-pressure frequency factor, for molecules with molecular weight less than ca. 100 and where experiments are carried out at temperatures exceeding 1000 K.

Notes: The rate constants for reactions (4) and (5) were determined at room temperature by pulsed laser photolysis and time resolved mass spectrometry. A description of the experimental setup is given. CFCl2O2 radicals were generated by photolysis of CFCl3 at 193 nm in the presence of an excess of oxygen, using an excimer laser. The rate constant for reaction (4), determined under different experimental conditions is: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$k_4 = 1.6{\rm }(\pm 0.2) \times 10^{ - 11} {\rm cm}^{\rm 3} \cdot {\rm molecule}^{ - 1} \cdot {\rm s}^{ - 1}$$\end{document} The rate constant of reaction (5) was determined in the pressure range of 1-12 torr, using oxygen as the buffer gas. The reaction is in its fall-off region and the parameters determined by using the semiempirical method of Troe, taking Fc = 0.6 are: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\begin{array}{l} k(0) = 3.5{\rm }(\pm 0.5) \times 10^{ - 29} {\rm cm}^{\rm 6} \cdot {\rm molecule}^{ - 2} \cdot {\rm s}^{ - 1} \\ k(\infty) = 6.0{\rm }(\pm 1.0) \times 10^{ - 12} {\rm cm}^{\rm 3} \cdot {\rm molecule}^{ - 1} \cdot {\rm s}^{ - 1} \\ \end{array}$$\end{document} The value of k(∞) is obtained from the low-pressure measurements and therefore the uncertainty on the actual high-pressure limit is higher than the error limits quoted above. The results are compared with those reported for similar reactions.

Notes: Potassium persulfate oxidizes triphenylphosphine to triphenylphosphine oxide in 60% aqueous acetonitrile. It has been suggested that the oxygen of the product, triphenylphosphine oxide, might originate from solvent water, following nucleophilic attack on an intermediate phosphonium ion. We have investigated the origin of the oxygen in the oxidation of triphenylphosphine by potassium persulfate in 60% aqueous acetonitrile containing 20% [18O]water. The product was analyzed by using the 18O isotope effect in 31P NMR spectroscopy. The magnitude of the 18O isotope-induced shift was determined by synthesizing triphenylphosphine [18O]oxide and was found to be 0.038 ppm upfield. The product of the oxidation reaction in 20% [18O]water displayed no 18O isotope effect. The origin of the oxygen in the oxidation reaction is the persulfate ion, consistent with an alternative mechanism involving nucleophilic attack by water at the sulfur atom of a phosphonium peroxysulfate intermediate.

Notes: It is shown how kinetic electron spin resonance spectroscopy with intermittent radical generation can be used to obtain rate constants of various simultaneous reactions in systems containing more than one kind of transient radicals. The technique is applied to reactions of tert-butyl [(CH3)3Ċ] and isopropylol [(CH3)2ĊOH] radicals generated by photolysis of di-tert-butyl ketone and acetone in 2-propanol/acetone mixtures. It yields the rates of generation of the two radicals, the rate constants for their self- and crossterminations and for the reaction of tert-butyl with 2-propanol. The extent of diffusion control of the termination constants is discussed.

Notes: Trifluoro-t-butoxy radicals have been generated by reacting fluorine with 2-trifluoromethyl propan-2-ol: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm \dot F} + {\rm CF}_3 {\rm C}({\rm OH})({\rm CH}_3)_2 \to {\rm HF} + {\rm CF}_3 {\rm C}({\rm \dot O})({\rm CH}_3)_2 $$\end{document} Over the temperature range 361-600 K the trifluoro-t-butoxy radical decomposes exclusively by loss of the —CF3 group [reaction (-2)] rather than by loss of —CH3 group [reaction (-1)]: The limits of detectability of the product CF3COCH3, by gas-chromatographic analysis, place a lower limit on the ratio k-2/k-1 of ca. 75. The implications of these results in relation to the reverse radical addition reactions to the carbonyl group are discussed along with the thermochemistry of the reactions.

Notes: The gas-phase reaction of CF3 with HCN has been examined over a wide conversion range using CF3I as a thermal and photolytic source of radicals. Quantitative and qualitative results show a significant increase of the specific rate constant for the hydrogen abstraction reaction relative to CF3 recombination when reaction is carried out under ultraviolet irradiation. This “extra” formation of the reaction product, CF3H, has been assigned to the participation of iodine in this system through the formation of a (I-HCN) intermediate. Arrhenius parameters obtained for the addition mechanism of I to HCN do not seem to conform to a single reaction step, on the contrary, they correspond to a more complex reaction scheme.

Notes: Small low residence time flow tube reactors made of alumina and used as molecular beam sources are described. In these reactors, gas mixtures are rapidly heated and brought to reaction. The composition of the gas leaving the reactor is analyzed by molecular beam mass spectroscopy. For quantitative simulation of the reacting gas flow, the theory of one-dimensional compressible flow with friction, heat transfer, and chemical reaction is brought into a form suitable for practical computation. The system has been applied to study the thermal decompositions of O3 and N2O. The experimental results on both reactions can be well modeled by homogeneous reaction mechanisms with accepted rate constants. Heterogeneous reaction steps are shown to be unimportant.

Notes: The yield of benzene in the reaction of 1,4- and 1,3-cyclohexadiene with OH radicals in the presence of oxygen was determined using H2O2 and CH3ONO as OH radical sources. Both in the H2O2 and the CH3ONO systems, the yield of benzene from 1,4-cyclohexadiene was 15.3% and the yield from 1,3-cyclohexadiene was 8.9%. On the basis of the obtained yields, the rate constant for allylic hydrogen abstraction per C—H in cyclohexadiene was determined to be 3.8 × 10-12 cm3 molecule-1 s-1. The branching ratio of the hydrogen abstraction to overall reaction for 1-butene and 1-pentene was estimated to be (25-14)% by applying the obtained rate constants. The result was in good agreement with the branching ratio determined directly by use of the discharge flow photoionization mass spectrometer by Biermann, Harris, and Pitts [4].

Notes: The photolysis of carbon tetrachloride in the presence of a number of organosilicon compounds has been investigated in the gas phase. The products obtained from the photolysis experiments were those expected from a chain reaction in which trichloromethyl radicals abstract hydrogen atoms from the organosilane. Arrhenius parameters for hydrogen atom transfer were determined relative to those for trichloromethyl radical combination. The activation energies for the reaction of methyl, trifluoromethyl, and trichloromethyl radicals with organosilicon compounds are compared and the results rationalized in terms of polar effects.

Notes: Calculations of low-pressure limit, third-order rate constants are presented for the association reactions A + O2 + N2 and A + OH + N2 (A = Li, Na, K) over the temperature range 200-2000 K and a comparison is made with the available experimental data.

Notes: The photooxidation of formaldehyde in CH2O—O2, oxygen-lean mixtures was studied in the temperature range 298-378 K. H2 and CO formation and the loss of O2 proceed by a chain mechanism, which between 328 and 378 K follows the previously suggested kinetics [1] with one modification. The reaction HO2 + CH2O ⇄ HO2CH2O (5) is now assumed to be reversible and ΔH5° is estimated to be between 14 and 19 kcal/mol. The relative yields of the chain formed H2 and CO and of the consumed O2 remained constant over the entire temperature range indicating that the relative efficiencies of the HO reactions: HO + CH2O → H2O HCO† (7), HO + CH2O → H2O + HCO (8) and HO + CH2O → HOCH2O (9) are temperature independent.

Notes: The kinetics of OH reactions with 1-4 carbon aliphatic thiols have been investigated over the temperature range 252-430 K. OH radicals were produced by flash photolysis of water vapor at λ 〉 165 nm and detected by time-resolved resonance fluorescence spectroscopy. All thiols investigated react with OH at nearly the same rate; k(298 K) = 3.2-4.6 × 10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1, -Eact = 0.6-1.0 kcal/mol, A = 0.6-1.2 × 10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1. CH3SH and CH3SD react with OH at identical rates over the entire temperature range investigated. We conclude that the dominant reaction pathway is addition to the sulfur atom.

Notes: The reactions where Y = CH3 (M), C2H5 (E), i—C3H7 (I), and t—C4H9 (T) have been studied between 488 and 606 K. The pressures of CHD ranged from 16 to 124 torr and those of YE from 57 to 625 torr. These reactions are homogeneous and first order with respect to each reagent. The rate constants (in L/mol·s) are given by \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm NMBO}} = - {{\left( {26530 \pm 80} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {26530 \pm 80} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {6.05 \pm 0.03} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {6.05 \pm 0.03} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm XMBO}} = - {{\left( {28910 \pm 130} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {28910 \pm 130} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {6.32 \pm 0.05} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {6.32 \pm 0.05} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm NEBO}} = - {{\left( {26150 \pm 120} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {26150 \pm 120} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {5.85 \pm 0.05} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {5.85 \pm 0.05} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm XEBO}} = - {{\left( {28560 \pm 120} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {28560 \pm 120} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {6.07 \pm 0.05} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {6.07 \pm 0.05} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm NIBO}} = - {{\left( {26560 \pm 80} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {26560 \pm 80} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {5.57 \pm 0.03} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {5.57 \pm 0.03} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm XIBO}} = - {{\left( {28350 \pm 100} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {28350 \pm 100} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {5.47 \pm 0.04} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {5.47 \pm 0.04} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm NTBO}} = - {{\left( {28920 \pm 50} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {28920 \pm 50} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {5.86 \pm 0.02} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {5.86 \pm 0.02} \right)}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}_{{\rm 10}} k_{{\rm XTBO}} = - {{\left( {32890 \pm 120} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {32890 \pm 120} \right)} {4.576T + \left( {6.19 \pm 0.05} \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {4.576T + \left( {6.19 \pm 0.05} \right)}} $$\end{document} The Arrhenius parameters are used as a test for a biradical mechanism and to discuss the endo selectivity of the reactions.

Notes: The technique of laser photolysis of alkyl and perfluoroalkyl iodides at 266 nm followed by time-resolved detection of the 1.3-μm emission from I*(2P1/2) has been used to measure the rate constants for deactivation of I* by CH3I, C2H5I, CF3I, and CH4. The recommended values are (2.76± 0.22) × 10-13, (2.85 ± 0.40) × 10-13, (3.5 ± 0.5) × 10-17, and (7.52 ± 0.12) × 10-14, respectively, in units of cm3 molecule-1 S-1.

Notes: The reactions of labeled N15NO+ with CO, NO, O2, 18O2, N2, NO2, and N2O have been investigated using a tandem ICR instrument. In each case the total rate coefficient, product distribution, and kinetic energy dependence were measured. The results indicate that very specific reaction mechanisms govern these reactions. This conclusion is suggested by the lack of isotopic scrambling in many cases and by the complete absence of energetically allowed products in almost all of the systems. The kinetic energy studies indicate that most of the reaction channels proceed through an intermediate complex at low energies and via a direct mechanism at higher kinetic energies. Such direct mechanisms include long range charge transfer and atom or ion transfer.

Notes: The reaction of CH4 + Cl2 produces predominantly CH3Cl + HCl, which above 1200 K goes to olefins, aromatics, and HCl. Results obtained in laboratory experiments and detailed modeling of the chlorine-catalyzed polymerization of methane at 1260 and 1310 K are presented. The reaction can be separated into two stages, the chlorination of methane and pyrolysis of methylchloride. The pyrolysis of CH3Cl formed C2H4 and C2H2 in increasing yields as the degree of conversion decreased and the excess of methane increased. Changes of temperature, pressure, or additions of HCl had little effect. In the absence of CH4 C2H4 and C2H2 are formed by the recombination of ĊH3 and ĊH2Cl radicals. With added CH4 recombination of ĊH3 forms C2H6, which dehydrogenates to C2H4 + H2. C2H4 in turn dehydrogenates to C2H2 + H2. While HCl, C, CH4, and H2 are the ultimate stable products, C2H4, C2H2, and C6H6 are produced as intermediates and appear to approach stationary concentrations in the system. Their secondary reactions can be described by radical reactions, which can lead to soot formation. ĊH3 - initiated polymerization of ethylene is negligible relative to the Ċ2H3 formation through H abstraction by Cl. The fastest reaction of Ċ2H3 is its decomposition to C2H2. About 20% of the consumption of C2H2 can be accounted for by the addition of Ċ2H3 to it with formation of the butadienyl radical. The addition of the latter to C2H2 is slow relative to its decomposition to vinylacetylene. Successive H abstraction by Cl from C4H4 leading to diacetylene has rates compatible with the experimental values. About 10% of Ċ4H5 abstracts H from HCl and forms butadiene. Successive additions of Ċ2H3 to butadiene and the products of addition can account for the formation of benzene, styrene, naphthalene, and higher polyaromatics. The following rate parameters have been derived on the basis of the experimentally measured reaction rates, the estimated frequency factors, and the currently available heat of formation of the Ċ2H3 radical (69 kcal/mol): \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{*{20}c} {\mathop {{\rm C}_{\rm 2} }\limits^. {\rm H}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\longrightarrow}\limits_{\left( {\rm M} \right)}^{39} {\rm H}\,\, + \,\,{\rm C}_{\rm 2} {\rm H}_{\rm 2} } & {\log k\left( {1\,{\rm atm,}\,{\rm 1300}\,{\rm K}} \right)\, = \,5.2\, + \,0.3\,s^{ - 1} } \\ \end{array} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{*{20}c} {{\rm C}_{\rm 2} {\rm H}_{\rm 4} \, + \,\mathop {{\rm C}_{\rm 2} }\limits^. \,\mathop {\longrightarrow}\limits^{17} \,\mathop {{\rm C}_{\rm 4} }\limits^. {\rm H}_{\rm 7} } \hfill & {E\, \ge \,2\, \pm \,2\,{{{\rm kcal}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\rm kcal}} {{\rm mol}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\rm mol}}}\,} \hfill \\ {\mathop {{\rm C}_{\rm 2} }\limits^. {\rm H}_{\rm 5} \, + \,{\rm C}_{\rm 6} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} \,\mathop {\longrightarrow}\limits^{40} \,\mathop {{\rm C}_{{\rm 12}} }\limits^. {\rm H}_{{\rm 11}} } \hfill & {E\, = \,11\, \pm \,2\,{{{\rm kcal}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\rm kcal}} {{\rm mol}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\rm mol}}}} \hfill \\ \end{array} $$\end{document}

Notes: The kinetics of fast elementary recombination of neutral ketyl radicals of benzophenone and its four derivatives (BPH⋅), the dismutation of benzophenone radical anions, the disproportionation between BPH⋅ and stable nitroxyl radicals, (), and the electron transfer have been investigated in both individual solvents and binary mixtures of different viscosities. Reaction (1) for unsubstituted BPH in water, water glycerol, and n-hexane is controlled by diffusion with 2k1 ≃ kdiff. In aliphatic alcohols and toluene, which form solvation complexes with BPH⋅, reaction (1) is diffusion-enhanced and activation-controlled, respectively, with 2k1 〈 kdiff. In a viscous solvent such as 1-propanol-glycerol mixture (100 ≲ η ≲ 450 cP) reaction (1) is diffusion-controlled. Reaction (2) in alkaline 1-propanol and alkaline 1-propanol-glycerol mixture is activation controlled. The rates of reactions (3) and (4) for benzophenone radicals and nitroxyl radicals of the imidazoline series decrease as the viscosity of the water-glycerol and 1-propanol-glycerol mixtures is increased. The reactions are molecular mobility limited; nevertheless, the numerical values of k3 (k4) are 2-6 times as small as the corresponding kdiff values due to the low steric factor of the reactions (therefore called pseudodiffusion-controlled reactions). The theoretical estimates of k3 (k4) are in good agreement with the experimental results. The elimination of spin forbiddance in the process of radical recombination in viscous solvents is discussed.

Notes: The approximations developed to determine the energy distribution function of molecules activated above energy decomposition threshold, from experimental data, have been tested. The approach involved the theoretical (RRKM) calculations of “pseudoexperimental” data for a variety of activated energy distributions. (Single or double Gaussian representations were used in all cases.) Subsequently the algorithms mentioned were applied in order to recuperate the original (i.e., input) energy distributions from these pseudoexperimental data. The results obtained provide strong evidence in favor of the validity of the algorithms and illustrate the necessary requirements for their applications. A trend toward lower accuracy as the energy distributions move to higher energies has been observed. Evidence of the influence of the distribution width is also reported. The origins of the approximation errors have been studied, and ways for further improvement are suggested.

Notes: The autooxidation of retinyl acetate and methyl retinoate was investigated in chlorobenzene at 45°C. The rates of thermal initiation in the retinyl acetate solutions were measured, and a value was determined of the rate constant for the reaction of oxygen with retinyl acetate (RH + O2 → R· + HO2·): kio = (1.3 ± 0.2) × 10-5 L/mol · s. The number of moles of oxygen absorbed per mole of polyene depends on the substrate concentration. A kinetic scheme for the methyl retinoate autooxidation was proposed which takes into account the isomerization of primary peroxy radicals, and the rate constants for different elementary reactions were estimated. The partial rate constant for “allylic” hydrogen abstraction from retinyl acetate was estimated to be ≥ 1.65 × 103 L/mol · s. A probable propagation sequence was proposed for the autooxidation of retinyl acetate.

Notes: Rate constants for the self- and cross-termination of the isopropylol radical [(CH3)2ĊOH] and its anion [(CH3)2ĊO-] in aqueous solution are determined by kinetic electron spin resonance. Whereas the self-termination of the neutral radical occurs close to the diffusion-controlled limit, the cross- and self-terminations involving the anion are slower and reflect effects of charge repulsion and steric constraints by solvation.

Notes: The unimolecular decomposition of methyl nitrite in the temperature range 680-955 K and pressure range 0.64 to 2.0 atm has been studied in shock-tube experiments employing real-time absorption of CW CO laser radiation by the NO product. Computer kinetic modeling using a set of 23 reactions shows that NO product is relatively unreactive. Its initial rate of production can be used to yield directly the unimolecular rate constant, which in the fall-off region, can be represented by the second-order rate coefficient in the Arrhenius form: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$k_1 = 10^{17.90 \pm 0.21} \exp (- 17200 \pm 400/T){\rm cm}^{\rm 3} {\rm mol}^{ - 1} {\rm s}^{ - 1}$$\end{document} A RRKM model calculation, assuming a loose CH3ONO≠ complex with two degrees of free internal rotation, gives good agreement with the experimental rate constants.

Notes: Using a relative rate technique, rate constants for the gas phase reactions of the OH radical with n-butane, n-hexane, and a series of alkenes and dialkenes, relative to that for propene, have been determined in one atmosphere of air at 295 ± 1 K. The rate constant ratios obtained were (propene = 1.00): ethene, 0.323 ± 0.014; 1-butene, 1.19 ± 0.06; 1-pentene, 1.19 ± 0.05; 1-hexene, 1.40 ± 0.04; 1-heptene, 1.51 ± 0.06; 3-methyl-1-butene, 1.21 ± 0.04; isobutene, 1.95 ± 0.09; cis-2-butene, 2.13 ± 0.05; trans-2-butene, 2.43 ± 0.05; 2-methyl-2-butene, 3.30 ± 0.13; 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene, 4.17 ± 0.18; propadiene, 0.367 ± 0.036; 1,3-butadiene, 2.53 ± 0.08; 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, 3.81 ± 0.15; n-butane, 0.101 ± 0.012; and n-hexane, 0.198 ± 0.017. From a least-squares fit of these relative rate data to the most reliable literature absolute flash photolysis rate constants, these relative rate constants can be placed on an absolute basis using a rate constant for the reaction of OH radicals with propene of 2.63 × 10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1. The resulting rate constant data, together with previous relative rate data from these and other laboratories, lead to a self-consistent data set for the reactions of OH radicals with a large number of organics at room temperature.

Notes: The kinetics of the oxidation of lactic and atrolactic acids by ceric sulfate have been studied in the medium HClO4-Na2SO4-NaClO4 at 25.0°C and ionic strength 2.0 mol dm-3 over a wide range of organic substrate (HL), hydrogen and bisulfate ion concentrations. The redox reactions proceed significantly through three simultaneous paths involving intermediate complexes between the reactive cerium(IV) species and the organic substrate according to the following expression \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$k_{{\rm obs}} = \frac{{(b[{\rm HSO}_4^ -] + c[{\rm HSO}_4^ -]^2 + [{\rm H}^ +]){\rm [HL]}}}{{\{ f_1 [{\rm HSO}_4^ -]^3 + d_1 [{\rm HSO}_4^ -] + e_1 [{\rm HSO}_4^ -]^2){\rm }[{\rm H}^ +]\} + A'[{\rm HL}]}}$$\end{document} where kobs indicates the observed pseudo-first-order rate constant, b and c are rate constants relative to that for the path associated with the term [H+] in the numerator, and A' is a quantity depending on the [H+] and [HSO4-] concentrations. Moreover, three equilibria involving cerium(IV) and HSO4- (or SO42-) ions are important from a kinetic point of view, the cumulative equilibrium constants being in the ratios β1: β2: β3 = d1: e1: f1. The present data are compared with those obtained previously for the cerium(IV) oxidation of glycolic acid and the substituent effects discussed.

Notes: A kinetic study of oxidation of hydroxylamine by bromate ion in acid sulfate solution using spectrophotometric and potentiometric methods is reported. Oxidation of hydroxylamine to nitrate is quantitative and followed competitive, consecutive, and auto catalytics steps characterized by induction periods. In the slow rate limiting step, hydroxylamine on reaction with HOBr (k1′) forms an intermediate I, which further reacts fast with second molecule of HOBr (k2′) giving nitrite. Nitrite reacts with HOBr (k3′) yielding the final product nitrate. Nitric acts as an autocatalyst also and its initial addition decreased the induction periods. In excess of hydrogen ion concentration all the reaction steps follow second-order kinetics. All the second-order rate constants are reported and the reaction mechanism is proposed.

Notes: Mixtures of NH3 and N2O dilute in Ar were heated behind incident shock waves in the temperature range 1750-2060 K. A cw ring dye laser, tuned to the center of an OH absorption line in the ultraviolet, was used to monitor OH concentration profiles by absorption spectroscopy. Infrared emission was used to follow N2O (at 4.5 μm) and NH3 (at 10.5 μm) concentration - time histories. The early-time NH3 and OH concentration profiles were sensitive to the rate constants of the reactionsleading to the following best-fit expressions for k2 and k3:k2 = 1013.34±0.3 exp(-4470/T) and k3 = 1013.91±0.2 exp(-4230/T) cm3 mol-1 s-1. The results of this study combined with previous low-temperature data suggest a significant non-Arrhenius behavior for both k2 and k3.

Notes: The thermal decomposition of azoisopropane (AIP) was studied in the presence of various quantities of propylene in the temperature and pressure intervals 498-553 K and 3.33-5.33 kPa. The inhibition functions relating to formation of the products were determined; these proved a good basis for interpretation of the formation of the secondary decompositon products of AIP. The experimental data support the conception that the βμ radical - radical reactionoccurs. The product of this is not stable; its decomposition is one of the sources of the secondary products. The ratio of the rate constants was determined for the following reactions:

Notes: The photooxidation of acrylonitrile, methacylonitrile, and allylcyanide in the presence of NO was studied in parts per million concentration using the long-path Fourier transform IR spectroscopic method. The stoichiometry of the OH radical initiated oxidation of methacrylonitrile was established as \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \left( {{\rm OH}} \right) + {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} = {\rm C}\left( {{\rm CH}_{\rm 3} } \right){\rm CN + 2NO + 2O}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\hbox to 20pt{\rightarrowfill}}\limits^{1.0} {\rm HCHO + CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm COCN + 2NO}_{{\rm 2}} + \left( {{\rm OH}} \right) $\end{document}. The yield of HCHO for acrylonitrile and allylcyanide was found to be ca. 100 and 80%, and the stoichiometric reactions were assessed to proceed, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \left( {{\rm OH}} \right) + {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} = {\rm CHCN + 2NO + 2O}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\hbox to 20pt{\rightarrowfill}}\limits^{1.0} {\rm HCHO + HCOCN + 2NO}_{\rm 2} + \left( {{\rm OH}} \right) $\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \left( {{\rm OH}} \right) + {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} = {\rm CHCH}_{\rm 2} {\rm CN + 2NO + 2O}_{\rm 2} \mathop {\hbox to 20pt{\rightarrowfill}}\limits^{0.8} {\rm HCHO + HCOCH}{\rm 2} {\rm CN + 2NO}_{\rm 2} + \left( {{\rm OH}} \right) $\end{document}, respectively. These results revealed that the reaction mechanism for these unsaturated organic cyanides are analogous to that of olefins.

Notes: Rates and thermodynamic data have been obtained for the reversible self-termination reaction: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$${\rm R}^ \cdot + {\rm R}^ \cdot \mathop{\buildrel\longleftarrow\over\longrightarrow}^{2k1}_{2k_{-1}}D $$\end{document} Involving aromatic 2-(4′dimethylaminophenyl)indandione-1,3-yl (I), 2-(4′diphenylaminophenyl)indandione-1,3-yl (II), and 2,6 di-tert-butyl-4-(β-phthalylvinyl)-phenoxyl (III) radicals in different solvents. The type of solvent does not tangibly affect the 2k1 of Radical(I), obviously due to a compensation effect. The log(2k1) versus solvent parameter ET(30) curves for the recombination of radicals (II) and (III) have been found to be V shaped, the minimum corresponding to chloroform. The intensive solvation of Radical (II) by chloroform converts the initially diffusion-controlled recombination of the radical into an activated reaction. The log (2k-1) of the dimer of Radical (I) has been found to be a linear function of the Kirkwood parameter (ε - 1)/(2ε + 1), the dissociation rate increasing with the dielectic constant of the solvent. The investigation revealed an isokinetic relationship for the decay of the dimer of Radical (I), an isokinetic temperature β = 408 K and isoequilibrium relationship for the reversible recombination of Radical (I) with β° = 651 K. For Radical (I) dimer decay In(2k-1) = const + 0.8 In K, where K is the equilibrium constant of this reversible reaction. The transition state of Radical (I) dimer dissociation reaction looks more like a pair of radicals than the initial dimer. The role of specific solvation in radical self-termination reactions is discussed.

Notes: The thermal decomposition of SO2 and of the primary dissociation product SO have been studied in shock waves by the uv absorption technique. The controversy about SO2 dissociation data from uv absorption signals was resolved and attributed to the extensive overlap of SO2 and SO uv absorption spectra. The derived rate coefficients are k1/[Ar] = 1015.6 exp(-420 kJmol-1/RT) cm3mol-1 s-1 (temperature range 3000-5000 K) for SO2 dissociation, and k3/[Ar] = 1014.6 exp(-448 kJmol-1/RT) cm3 mol-1 s-1 (temperature range 4000-6000 K) for SO dissociation. Anomalously high values of the apparent collision efficiencies βc in SO2 dissociation are attributed to marked contributions from excited electronic states.

Notes: 5-Methyl-hexanone-2, 3-methyl-pentanone-2, and hexanone-2 have been decomposed in comparative rate single pulse shock tube experiments. The mechanism of decomposition involves the breaking of carbon-carbon bonds as well as molecular processes involving 6-center complexes. The following rate expressions at 1100 K have been obtained: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{rcl} k(3{\rm - methyl - pentanone - 2} \to {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm \dot CO} + {\rm sC}_4 {\rm H}_9 .) = 10^{16.4} \exp (- 38,300/T)/{\rm s} \\ k(5{\rm - methyl - hexanone - 2} \to {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm \dot CO} + {\rm iC}_4 {\rm H}_9 .) = 10^{16.6} \exp (- 40,600/T)/{\rm s} \\ k(5{\rm - methyl - hexanone - 2} \to {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm COCH}_{\rm 3} + {\rm iC}_4 {\rm H}_8) = 10^{12.56} \exp (- 31,600/T)/{\rm s} \\ k({\rm hexanone - 2} \to {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm COCH}_{\rm 3} + {\rm C}_3 {\rm H}_6) = 10^{13.28} \exp (- 32,400/T)/{\rm s} \\ \end{array} $$\end{document} These results lead to ΔHf(CH3ĊO) = - 13.8 kJ and ΔHf(CH3COCH2·) = - 12.6 kJ at 300 K. They are compared with existing literature values and some generalizations are made with regard to the stability of carbonyl compounds.

Notes: Kinetics of the incorporation of mercury(II) ion in tetra (p-trimethylammoniumphenyl)porphine have been investigated in aqueous solution at 30.0°C and 0.2 M (NaNO3) ionic strength. The reaction was found to be first order each in mercury(II) and the porphyrin. The forward (formation) and the reverse (dissociation) rate constants were found to be 1.9 ± 0.2 × 103 M-1 s-1 and 7 ± 2 × 106 M-1 s-1, respectively. Kinetics of zinc(II) incorporation in tetra(p-trimethylammoniumphenyl)porphine catalyzed by mercury(II) were also investigated. This catalysis is explained in terms of steady-state formation of mono mercury(II) porphyrin followed by zinc(II) displacement of mercury(II) ion from the porphyrin. Such a mechanism also illustrates the importance of porphyrin core deformation to metal incorporation.

Notes: The absolute rate constant for the OH + HCl reaction has been measured from 240 to 295 K utilizing the techniques of laser/flash photolysis-resonance fluorescence. The HCl concentrations were monitored continuously by ultraviloet and infrared spectrophotometry. The results can be fit to the following Arrhenius expression: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$k_1 = (4.6{\rm } \pm {\rm }0.3){\rm } \times {\rm }10^{ - 12} \exp [- (500{\rm } \pm {\rm }60)/T{\rm cm}^3 /{\rm molecule} \cdot {\rm s}$$\end{document} The rate constant values obtained in this study are 20-30% larger than those recommended previously for modeling of stratospheric chemistry.

Notes: The reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}${\rm Br} + {\rm CH}_3 {\rm CHO}\buildrel1\over\rightarrow{\rm HBr} + {\rm CH}_3 {\rm CO}$\end{document} has been studied by VLPR at 300 K. We find k1 = 2.1 × 1012 cm3/mol s in excellent agreement with independent measurements from photolysis studies. Combining this value with known thermodynamic data gives k-1 = 1 × 1010 cm3/mol s. Observations of mass 42 expected from ketene suggest a rapid secondary reaction: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$${\rm Br} + {\rm CH}_3 {\rm CO}\buildrel2\over\rightarrow[{\rm CH}_3 {\rm COBr}]^* \buildrel3\over\rightarrow{\rm HBr} + {\rm CH}_2 {\rm CO}$$\end{document} in which step 2 is shown to be rate limiting under VLPR conditions and k2 is estimated at 1012.6 cm3/mol s from recent theoretical models for radical recombination. It is also shown that 0 ≤ E1 ≤ 1.4 kcal/mol using theoretical models for calculation of A1 and is probably closer to the lower limit. Reaction -1 is negligible under conditions used.

Notes: The effect of pressure on the rate constant of the OH + CO reaction has been measured for Ar, N2, and SF6 over the pressure range 200-730 torr. All experiments were at room temperature. The method involved laser-induced fluorescence to measure steady-state OH concentrations in the 184.9 nm photolysis of H2O-CO mixtures in the three carrier gases, combined with supplementary measurements of the CO depletion in these same carrier gases in the presence and absence of competing reference reactants. The effect of O2 on the pressure effect was determined. A pressure enhancement of the rate constant was observed for N2 and SF6, but not for Ar, within an experimental error of about 10%. The pressure effect for N2 was somewhat lower than previous literature reports, being about 40% at 730 torr. For SF6 a factor of two enhancement was seen at 730 torr. In each case it was found that O2 had no effect on the pressure enhancement. The roles of the radical species HCO and HOCO were evaluated.

Notes: The extinction coefficients and the decay kinetics of I2-. and (SCN)2-⋅ have been characterized over the 15-90°C-temperature range. The extinction coefficients of I2-⋅ at 385 and 725 nm were determined to be 10,000 and 2560M-1 cm-1, respectively, based on the extinction coefficient of (SCN)2-⋅ at 475 nm being equal to 7600M-1 cm-1. At these three wavelengths, all extinction coefficients were constant over the temperature range studied. The rate of decay of both I2-⋅ and (SCN)2-⋅ was found to be a function of I- and SCN- concentration, respectively, as well as temperature.

Notes: The pyrolysis kinetics of several ethyl esters with polar substituents at the acyl carbon have been studied in the temperature range of 319.8-400.0°C and pressure range of 50.5-178.0 torr. These eliminations are homogeneous, unimolecular, and follow a first-order rate law. The rate coefficients are given by the Arrhenius equations: for ethyl glycolate, log k1 (s-1) = (12.75 ± 0.30) - (201.4 ± 3.8) kJ/mol/2.303RT; for ethyl cyanoacetate, log k1 (s-1) = (12.19 ± 0.18) - (191.8 ± 2.1) kJ/mol/2.303RT; for ethyl dichloroacetate, log k1 (s-1) = (12.62 ± 0.36) - (193.9 ± 4.3) kJ/mol/2.303RT; for ethyl trichloroacetate, log k1 (s-1) = (12.27 ± 0.09) - (185.1 ± 1.0) kJ/mol/2.303RT. The results of the present work together with those reported recently in the literature give an approximate linear correlation when plotting log k/k0 vs. σ* values (ρ* = 0.315 ± 0.004, r = 0.976, and intercept = 0.032 ± 0.006 at 400°C). This linear relationship indicates that the polar substituents affect the rate of elimination by electronic factors. The greater the electronegative nature of the polar substituent, the faster is the pyrolysis rate. The alkyl substituents yield, within experimental error, similar values in rates which makes difficult an adequate assessment of their real influence.

Notes: Mathematical modeling was used for the kinetics of gas-phase propane oxidation at 586, 613, and 658 K and pressures 172 and 250 torr. The reaction mechanism involving branching by decay of the peracetyl peroxy radical, and oxygen-containing products formed on decay of the RO4 radical is discussed. Fair agreement between calculated and experimental results on the kinetics and accumulation rates of reaction products was obtained.

Notes: The termolecular rate constant for the reaction Cl + NO2 + M has been measured over the temperature range 264 to 417 K and at pressure 1 to 7 torr in a discharge flow system using atomic chlorine resonance fluorescence at 140 nm to monitor the decay of Cl in an excess of NO2. The results are\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$k_1^{{\rm He}} = 9.4{\rm } \times {\rm }10^{ - 31} \left({\frac{T}{{300}}} \right)^{ - 2.0 \pm 0.05} {\rm cm}^6 {\rm s}^{ - {\rm 1}}$\end{document} and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$k_1^{{\rm N}2} = (14.8{\rm } \pm {\rm }1.4){\rm } \times {\rm 10}^{ - 31} {\rm cm}^6 {\rm s}^{ - 1}$\end{document} at 296 K where error limits represent one standard deviation. The systematic error of k1 measurements is estimated to be about 15%. Using a static photolysis system coupled with the FTIR spectrophotometer the branching ratio for the formation of the two possible isomers was found to be ClONO(≥75%) and CINO2(≤25%) in good agreement with previous measurements.

Notes: The gas-phase decompositions of methylsilane and methylsilane-d3 have been investigated in a single-pulse shock tube at 4700 torr total pressure in the temperature range of 1125-1250 K. For CH3SiD3 at 1200 K three primary steps occur in the homogeneous decomposition with efficiencies in parentheses: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm SiD}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\longrightarrow} \limits^1 {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm SiD} + {\rm D}_{\rm 2} \left( {0.71} \right) $$\end{document}, \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm SiD}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\longrightarrow} \limits^2 {\rm CH}_{\rm 4} + {\rm SiD}_{\rm 2} \left( {0.15} \right) $$\end{document}, and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm SiD}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\longrightarrow} \limits^3 {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} \raise1pt\hbox{=\kern-3.45 pt=} {\rm SiD}_{\rm 2} \left( {0.14} \right) $$\end{document}. For CH3SiH3 at 1200 K the primary CH4 elimination efficiency is 0.09 while the total primary H2 elimination efficiency is 0.91. Minor product formations of C2H4, acetylene, dimethylsilane, and SiH4 are discussed.

Notes: The absolute rate constants for the reactions of OH + HO2NO2 (1) and OH + HNO3 (2) have been measured with the technique of flash photolysis resonance fluorescence over the temperature ranges of 240-330 K at 760 torr He for reaction (1) and of 240-370 K at 50 and 760 torr He for reaction (2). Reactant concentrations were monitored continuously by ultraviolet and infrared spectrophotometry. The data can be fitted to the following Arrhenius expressions: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_1 = \left( {5.9 \pm 0.4} \right) \times 10^{ - 13} \exp \left[ {{{\left( {650 \pm 30} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {650 \pm 30} \right)} T}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} T}} \right]{{{\rm cm}^{\rm 3} } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\rm cm}^{\rm 3} } {{\rm molecule} \cdot {\rm s}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\rm molecule} \cdot {\rm s}}} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm CH}_{\rm 3} {\rm SiD}_{\rm 3} \mathop {\longrightarrow} \limits^3 {\rm CH}_{\rm 2} \raise1pt\hbox{=\kern-3.45 pt=} {\rm SiD}_{\rm 2} \left( {0.14} \right) $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_2 = \left( {8.3 \pm 0.9} \right) \times 10^{ - 15} \exp \left[ {{{\left( {850 \pm 40} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {850 \pm 40} \right)} T}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} T}} \right]{{{\rm cm}^{\rm 3} } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\rm cm}^{\rm 3} } {{\rm molecule} \cdot {\rm s}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\rm molecule} \cdot {\rm s}}} $$\end{document} These results are in very good agreement with recent studies of reaction (2), and also of reaction (1) at 295 K.

Notes: The rate coefficients for the gas-phase pyrolyses of a series of structurally related secondary acetates have been measured in a static system over the temperature range of 289.1-359.5°C and the pressure range 50.0-203.0 torr. The temperature dependence of the rate coefficients is given by the following Arrhenius equations: for 3-hexyl acetate, log k1 (s-) = (12.12 ± 0.33) - (176.1 ± 3.9)kJ/mol/2.203RT; for 5-methyl-3-hexyl acetate, log k1 (s-) = (13.17 ± 0.20) - (186.2 ± 2.3)kJ/mol/2.303RT; and for 5,5-dimethyl-3-hexyl acetate, log k1 (s-) = (12.70 ± 0.19) - (177.4 ± 2.2)kJ/mol/2.303RT. The direction of elimination of these esters has shown from the invariability of olefin distributions at different temperatures and percentages of decomposition that steric hindrance is a determining factor in the eclipsed cis conformation. Moreover, a more detailed analysis indicates that the greater the alkyl-alkyl interaction, the less favored the elimination tends to be. Otherwise, an increase of alkyl-hydrogen interaction caused steric acceleration to be the determining factor.

Notes: The kinetics of the thermal reaction between CF3OF and C3F6 have been investigated between 20 and 75°C. It is a homogeneous chain reaction of moderate length where the main product is a mixture of the two isomers 1-C3F7OCF3 (68%) and 2-C3F7OCF3 (32%). Equimolecular amounts of CF3OOF3 and C6F14 are formed in much smaller quantities. Inert gases and the reaction products have no influence on the reaction, whereas only small amounts of oxygen change the course of reaction and larger amounts produce explosions.The rate of reaction can be represented by eq. (I): The following mechanism explains the experimental results: Reaction (5) can be replaced by reactions (5a) and (5b), without changing the result: Reaction (4) is possibly a two-step reaction: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ E_1 = 15.90 \pm 0.45{\rm kcal}\,{\rm mol}^{ - 1} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k_1 = \left( {7.60 \pm 0.68} \right)10^8 {\rm exp}\left( { - 15,900\,\, \pm \,\,450\,\,{{{\rm cal}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\rm cal}} {RT}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {RT}}} \right)M^{ - 1} \cdot s^{ - 1} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ E^ * \, = \,12.30\, \pm \,0.25\,{\rm kcal}\,{\rm mol}^{ - 1} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k^ * \, = \,\left( {6.11\, \pm \,0342} \right)10^7 \,{\rm exp}\left( { - 12,300\, \pm \,250\,{{{\rm cal}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\rm cal}} {RT}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {RT}}} \right)M^{ - 1} \, \cdot \,{\rm s}^{ - 1} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{*{20}c} {E^ * \, - \frac{1}{2}E_1 \, = \,4.35\,{\rm kcal}\, = \,E_3 \, - \,\frac{1}{2}E_4 ;} & {E_3 \,} \\ \end{array} 〉 \,4.35\,{\rm kcal} $$\end{document} \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \nu \,\left( {{\rm chain}\,{\rm length}} \right)\, = \,1 + \,\frac{{k_3 }}{{k_1 ^{{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} \left( {2k_4 } \right)^{{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} }}\left( {\frac{{\left| {{\rm CR}_{\rm 3} {\rm OF}} \right|}}{{\left| {{\rm C}_{\rm 3} {\rm F}_{\rm 6} } \right|}}} \right)^{{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} $$\end{document} For ∣CF3 = ∣C3F6∣, ν20°C = 36.8, ν50°C = 24.0, and ν70°C = 14.2.

Notes: A new reaction mechanism describing the atmospheric photochemical oxidation of toluene is formulated and tested against environmental chamber data from the University of California, Riverside, Statewide Air Pollution Research Center (SAPRC). On simulations of toluene - NOx and toluene - benzaldehyde - NOx irradiations, the average predicted O3 and PAN maxima are within 3% of the experimental values. Simulations performed with the new mechanism are used to investigate various mechanistic paths, and to gain insight into areas where our understanding is not complete. Specific areas that are investigated include benzaldehyde photolysis, organic nitrate formation, alternate ring fragmentation pathways, and conjugated γ-dicarbonyl condensation to the aerosol phase.

Notes: The kinetics of the reactions of iron(III) with diglycolic, tartaric, and citric acids have been studied in aqueous acid solutions by the temperature-jump method at 25.0°C and at ionic strengths 1.0 (for tartaric and citric acids) and 0.50 mol/dm3 (for diglycolic acid). The experimental data indicate that iron(III) monochelate formation occurs by the same reaction mechanism for all three ligands examined and that only pathways involving the FeOH2+ ion contribute to the chelation process. The reacting species for citric acid is the undissociated ligand. For tartaric and diglycolic acids both the neutral ligands and the corresponding monoanions react significantly under the experimental conditions used. Kinetic evidence for the contribution of intermediate steps to the limiting rate in the overall chelate-formation process has been obtained and discussed.

Notes: The homogeneous gas-phase decomposition kinetics of methylsilane and methylsilane-d3 have been investigated by the comparative-rate-single-pulse shock-tube technique at total pressures of 4700 torr in the 1125-1250 K temperature range. Three primary processes occur: CH3SiH3 → CH3SiH + H2 (1), CH3SiH3 → CH4 + SiH2 (2), and CH3SiH3 → CH2 = SiH2 + H2 (3). The high-pressure rate constants for the primary processes in CH3SiH3 obtained by RRKM calculations are log (k1 + k3) (s-1) = 15.2 - 64,780 Cal/θ and log k2 (s-) = 14.50 - 67,600 → 2800 Cal/θ. For CH3SiD3 these same rate constants are log k1 (s-) = 14.99 - 64,700 cal/θ log k2 (s-) = 14.68 - 66,700 → 2000 cal/θ, and log k3 (s-) = 14.3 - 64,700 cal/θ.

Notes: The static system pyrolysis of methylsilane (T ∼ 700 K, PT ∼ 150 torr), pure and in the presence of ethylene, propylene, and acetylene, has been investigated. It is proposed that in the uninhibited system, the major products (silane and dimethylsilane) are produced by free radical processes, and that the free radicals are formed at the walls from methylsilylenes. In the presence of olefins, the free radicals are trapped to form methylsilane adducts. In acetylene, trapping of methylsilylenes prevents free radical production and eliminates the free radical produced products of the pure and the olefin inhibited systems. Rates of initiation correlate with rates of reactant loss in acetylene inhibited systems, and with rates of hydrogen formation in olefin inhibited systems. Rough estimates of primary dissociation process yields give for the 1,1-H2 elimination φ1,1 ≅ 0.78, for the 1,2-H elimination φ1,2 ≅ 0.16, and for the methane elimination φCH4 ≅ 0.06 at 700 K. Deuteration lowers initial step kinetics by about 15%.

Notes: Cross-disproportionation/combination ratios for CFH2 and CF3 with C2H5 radicals have been determined to be Δ = 0.032 ± 0.012 and δ = 0.098 ± 0.020, respectively, over the temperature range 25-75°C. For the pathway that yields CFH and C2H6, δ = 0.020 ± 0.005 at 25°C.

Notes: The static vessel pyrolysis of bicyclo[2.2.2]octa-2,5,7-triene (barrelene) has been studied between 483 and 523 K. The products were acetylene and benzene (in equal quantities) with no other detectable C8H8 isomer (down to less than 1% of total). The time dependence fitted first-order kinetics, and the data are consistent with a homogeneous unimolecular reaction close to, if not at, its high-pressure limit at 0.25 torr. The rate constant was fitted to the Arrhenius equation \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \log \left( {{k \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {k {s^{ - 1} }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {s^{ - 1} }}} \right)\, = \,\left( {14.27\, \pm \,0.18} \right)\, - \,{{\left( {41.71\, \pm \,0.41\,{{{\rm kcal}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\rm kcal}} {{\rm mol}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\rm mol}}}} \right)} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\left( {41.71\, \pm \,0.41\,{{{\rm kcal}} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\rm kcal}} {{\rm mol}}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {{\rm mol}}}} \right)} {RT}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {RT}}\,\ln \,10 $$\end{document} These Arrhenius parameters are shown to imply a concerted single-step process. Alternative mechanisms are discussed and a comparison is made with the retro-Diels - Alder reactions of other bicyclo[2.2.2]octa-olefin systems.

Notes: The kinetics of the oxidation of cyclopentanol, cyclohexanol, 2—methylcyclohexanol, and cycloheptanol by hexacyanoferrate(III) ions in mild alkaline medium has been studied in the presence of traces of ruthenium(VI) ≈ 10-7M at constant ionic strength (0.26M). The results suggest that the oxidation of the studied cyclic alcohols proceeds via the formation of a complex between Ru(VI) and the substrate which slowly decomposes, giving the reduced form of ruthenium which was reoxidized to Ru(VI) in a fast step by alkaline hexacyanoferrate(III) ions. The product study shows the production of the corresponding ketone.

Notes: The rate constants for the quenching of O2(1Δg) with carbon disulfide, dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, diallyl disulfide, ethyl mercaptan, and thiophene have been determined in a discharge flow system in the absence of oxygen atoms. The rate constants are found to be (6.5 ± 0.6) × 104, (1.8 ± 0.2) × 104, and (3.5 ± 0.6) × 103 L/mol · s for dimethyl sulfide, ethyl mercaptan, and thiophene, respectively. The other compounds have rate constants 〈9.9 × 102 L/mol · s. In the case of dimethyl sulfide, even when NO2 concentration is more than what is required to remove oxygen atoms completely, the rate constants are found to vary with different amounts of NO2. No correlation is found to exist between the logarithm of the rate constants and the ionization potentials of the compounds.

Notes: The rate of the reaction of aqueous sulfite with the N-chloropeptide N-chloroalanylalanylalanine has been studied as a function of pH, temperature, and ionic strength. The results of this work suggest that the mechanism of the reaction involves the interaction of the neutral chloramine with the three ionic forms of sulfite, SO3-2, HSO3-, and H2SO3, with the rate of reaction increasing rapidly with increasing protonation. The estimated second-order rate constants for each ionic species as a function of temperature are \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{*{20}c} {{\rm H}_{\rm 2} {\rm SO}_{\rm 3} } \hfill & {k_1 \, = \,2.00\, \times \,10^8 \,{\rm exp}\left( {{{ - 1544} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{ - 1544} {RT}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {RT}}} \right){\rm min}^{ - 1} } \hfill \\ {{\rm HSO}_{\rm 3}^ - } \hfill & {k_2 \, = \,4.35\, \times \,10^4 \,{\rm exp}\left( {{{ - 1170} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{ - 1170} {RT}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {RT}}} \right){\rm min}^{ - 1} } \hfill \\ {\,\,{\rm SO}_{\rm 3}^{ - 2} } \hfill & {k_3 \, = 1.58\, \times \,10^{12} \,{\rm exp}\left( {{{ - 12,660} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{ - 12,660} {RT}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {RT}}} \right){\rm min}^{ - 1} } \hfill \\ \end{array} $$\end{document} where the activation energies are in units of cal/mol.

Notes: Photochlorination of tetrachloroethylene has been studied in a homogeneous liquid system. Kinetic parameters such as reaction orders for chlorine, tetracholoroethylene and light intensity, preexponential factor, and activation energy were evaluated from experimental data. The following kinetic equation was obtained by parameter estimation following the Marquardt procedure: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ r = \left( {4.02 \pm 0.46} \right)10^{ - 5} \exp \left( { - \frac{{54,700 \pm 200}}{{RT}}} \right)I^{0.489 \pm 0.003} C_{Cl_2 }^{0.889 \pm 0.160} C_{C_2 Cl_4 }^{1.040 \pm 0.042} $$\end{document}

Notes: The reaction chemistry of C2N2—Ar and C2N2—NO—Ar mixtures has been investigated behind incident shock waves. Progress of the reaction was monitored by observing the cyano radical (CN) in absorption at 388.3 nm. A quantitative spectroscopic model was used to determine concentration histories of CN. From initial slopes of CN concentration during cyanogen pyrolysis, the rate constant for C2N2 + M → 2CN + M (1) was determined to be k1 = (4.11 ± 1.8) × 1016 exp(-47,070 ± 1400/T) cm3/mol · s. A reaction sequence for the C2N2—NO system was developed, and CN profiles were computed. By comparison with experimental CN profiles the rate constant for the reaction CN + NO → NCO + N (3) was determined to be k3 = 10(14.0 ± 0.3) exp(-21,190 ± 1500/T) cm3/mol · s. In addition, the rate of the four-centered reaction CN + NO → N2 + CO (2) was estimated to be approximately three orders of magnitude below collision frequency.

Notes: The reactions of tert-butoxyl radicals with amines, leading to the formation of α-aminoalkyl radicals, and the reactions of these with the electron acceptor methyl viologen have been examined using laser flash photolysis techniques. For example, the radicals CH3ĊHNEt2 and HOCH2ĊH N(CH2CH2OH)2 react with methyl viologen with rate constants equal to (1.3 ± 0.1) × 109 and (2.1 ± 0.4) × 109M-1 · s-1, respectively, in wet acetonitrile at 300 K.

Notes: The general effect of back energy transfer is to reduce the apparent quenching constant which is an important parameter in the interpretation of energy transfer data. However, this interpretation may be erroneous when possible diffusion effects and the existence of nonuniform configurational distributions are not taken into account.

Notes: Diode laser spectroscopy has been employed to monitor the formation of chlorine nitrate (ClONO2) in the association reaction of ClO with NO2. Chlorine nitrate is the only stable end-product of this reaction at room temperature. Time-resolved measurements of ClONO2 formation using molecular modulation showed no evidence for any involvement of unstable isomers of ClNO3 in the reaction. These measurements gave a value of k1 = (1.8 ± 0.4) × 10-31 cm6/molecule2 · s for the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm ClO}\,\, + \,\,{\rm NO}_{\rm 2} \,\, + \,\,{\rm M}\mathop {\longrightarrow} \limits^{k_1 } {\rm ClONO}_{\rm 2} \,\, + \,\,{\rm M} $$\end{document} at 295 K and an upper limit of 5 ms for the lifetime of any isomeric products at this temperature.

Notes: The reactions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm Cl}\,\, + \,\,{\rm RI} \to {\rm ICI}\,\, + \,\,{\rm R} $$\end{document} (R = CF3, C2F5, and i,-C3F7) have been studied competitively in the gas phase over the range of 27-231°C. The following Arrhenius parameters were obtained: Textlog A,(cm3/mol · s)E,(kJ/mol)R = CF313.99 ± 0.2117.1 ± 2.0R = C2F513.97 ± 0.2011.5 ± 2.0R = i,-C3F714.18 ± 0.2010.2 ± 2.0The above data lead to bond dissociation energies D(R-I) which are compared with previous published results. The following values are recommended: D,(CF3-I) = 224, D,(C2F5-I) = 219, and D,(i,-C3F7-I) = 215 kJ/mol.

Notes: The reaction of methyl radicals (Me) with hexafluoroacetone (HFA), generated from ditertiary butyl peroxide (dtBP), was studied over the temperature range of 402-433 K and the pressure range of 38-111 torr. The reaction resulted in the following displacement process taking place: where TFA refers to trifluoroacetone. The trifluoromethyl radicals that were generated abstract a hydrogen atom from the peroxide: such that k6a is given by: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm log}\,\,k_{6{\rm a}} \left( {M^{ - 1} \cdot {\rm s}^{ - 1} } \right)\,\, = \,\,8.2\, \pm \,0.7\, - \,8.9\, \pm \,{{1.3} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{1.3} \theta }} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} \theta } $$\end{document} where θ = 2.303RT kcal/mol. The interaction of methyl and trifluoromethyl radicals results in the following steps: Product analysis shows that k17/k151/2k161/2 = 2.0 ± 0.2 such that k17 = 1010.4±0.5M-1 · s-1. The rate constant k5 is given by: \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {{{\rm log}\,\,k_5 } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{{\rm log}\,\,k_5 } {\left( {M^{ - 1} \cdot {\rm s}^{ - 1} } \right)}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\left( {M^{ - 1} \cdot {\rm s}^{ - 1} } \right)}}\,\, = \,\,8.0\, \pm \,1.3\, - \,5.1\, \pm \,{{0.7} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{0.7} \theta }} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} \theta } $$\end{document} It is concluded that the preexponential factor for the addition of methyl radicals to ketones is lower than that for the addition of methyl radicals to olefins.

Notes: The pyrolysis of 1 and 2% ethane in krypton has been studied in shock waves by the laser-schlieren technique over 1700-4800 K. For 2400-2800 K an effective zero density gradient is seen following the rapid dissociation of the ethane. Through simulation with various mechanisms it is evident that the high rates for the dissociative recombination reactions of methyl radicals\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ 2{\rm CH}_3 \to {\rm C}_2 {\rm H}_4 + {\rm H}_2 $$ $$ 2{\rm CH}_3 \to {\rm C}_2 {\rm H}_5 + {\rm H} $$\end{document}obtained in recent shock-tube studies, are incompatible with this observation; these rates must be reduced at least an order of magnitude. On the basis of theory and previous low-temperature (T) measurements, k = 7.8 × 1011 (-6562/T) (cm3/mol s) is recommended for the second of these reactions.

Notes: The reactions of hydrogen atoms produced by the mercury-photosensitized decomposition of H2 with bis(trifluoromethyl)disulfide has been studied. The rate coefficient for the primary reaction, H + CF3SSCF3 → CF3SH + CF3S, was determined in competition with the reaction H + C2H4S → SH + C2H4 to have the value k = (3.0 ± 0.18) × 1014 exp[-(4560 ± 140)/RT] cm3 mol-1 S-1. The high A factor can be partially accounted for by assuming free rotation for the two CF3 groups and the SCF3 groups about the S - S bond in the transition state. The relatively high activation energy is attributed to inductive and orbital overlap effects. CH3SH, H2S, and CF3SH all react with CF3SSCF3 to yield solid complexes which were not explored further.

Notes: The thermal decomposition of azoethane (AE) was studied by detailed product analysis in the temperature and pressure intervals 508-598 K and 2.7-13.3 kPa. Besides the hydrocarbon products, three characteristic and quantitatively important nitrogen-containing compounds were also determined: ethyl-2-butyldiimide, ethanal-diethylhydrazone, and tetraethyl-hydrazine. Apart from the predominant termination reactions of the ethyl radical with itself and with the μ2 radical, the decomposition is characterized by a very short chain reaction. The measurements led to determination of the following rate constants and rate constant ratios:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\begin{array}{rcl} {\rm log}(k_1 /S^{ - 1} ) &=& (16.0 \pm 0.2) - (207.6 \pm 2.0){\rm kJ mol}^{ - 1} /2.3RT\\ log(k_4 /k_3^{{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} {\rm dm}^{{3 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {3 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} {\rm mol}^{{{ - 1} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{ - 1} 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} s^{{{ - 1} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{ - 1} 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} ) &=& (3.3 \pm 0.1) - (54.3 \pm 1.3){\rm kJ mol}^{ - 1} /2.3RT \\ \log (k_5 /k_3^{1/2} {\rm dm}^{{3 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {3 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} {\rm mol}^{{{ - 1} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{ - 1} 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} {\rm s}^{{{ - 1} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{ - 1} 2}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 2}} ) &=& (3.0 \pm 0.1) - (33.7 \pm 1.4){\rm kJ mol}^{ - 1} /2.3RT \\ k_{11} /k_{12} &=& 1.3 \pm 0.1 \end{array} $$\end{document} for the following reactions:

Notes: Boiling-temperature measurements have been used to study the kinetics of the decomposition of urea. Values for the rate constants in neutral, acid, and basic media have been obtained and compared with literature data. The effect of the reverse reaction on the value of the experimental rate constants is discussed. The profile of the ebulliometric curves is different for the three media and is correlated with the number of various species present in solution. It is concluded that ebulliometric measurements can be useful for kinetic studies.

Notes: Kinetics of hydrogen oxidation near the lower explosion limit in the kinetic region of chain termination has been studied. Major effects, causing deviations of the reaction kinetics from calculations by the linear theory of branched chain processes, are shown to be (1) the inhibition of the reacting mixture by the products of interaction of active centers with vacuum grease or with impurities contained in it and (2) the heterogeneous negative interaction of reaction active centers. The kinetics of hydrogen oxidation in this region has been calculated with consideration of the heterogeneous negative chain interaction. A set of parameters has been obtained that make it possible to determine by the shape of the kinetic curves the sign and the value of nonlinear interaction of chains near the lower explosion limit. It has been shown that the experimental data are in good agreement with the calculations, provided the heterogeneous negative chain interaction is taken into consideration and the inhibiting effect of impurities is eliminated. The rate of heterogeneous generation of chains on a quartz surface treated with hydrofluoric or boric acid has been determined.

Notes: Methods are described for including the participation of bound electronically excited states in calculations on radical recombination reactions. These methods are illustrated by applying them to the reactions \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ \begin{array}{*{20}c} {{\rm O}\left( {^{\rm 3} P} \right)\,\, + \,{\rm O}\left( {^{\rm 3} P} \right)\,\, + \,\,{\rm M} \to {\rm O}_{{\rm 2}\,} \,\, + \,\,{\rm M}\,} \\ {{\rm O}\left( {^{\rm 3} P} \right)\,\,\, + \,\,{\rm NO}\left( {{\rm X}^{\rm 2} {\rm II}} \right)\, + \,\,{\rm M} \to {\rm NO}_{{\rm 2}\,} \,\, + \,\,{\rm M}} \\ {{\rm OH}\left( {{\rm X}^{\rm 2} {\rm II}} \right)\,\, + \,\,{\rm NO}_{\rm 2} \left( {\tilde X^2 A_1 } \right)\, + \,\,{\rm M} \to {\rm HNO}_{3\,} \,\, + \,\,{\rm M}\,\,\,} \\ \end{array} $$\end{document} For O2, accurate ab initio potentials are used in calculations which show that the electronic degeneracy and long-range part of the potential are likely to be crucial in determining the contribution of a given electronic state to the overall reaction, as long as the state is not so weakly bound that it dissociates thermally before being electronically quenched. Weak collision effects are allowed for using a Monte Carlo technique and an assumed exponential form for the distribution of energies transferred in collisions with a third body. For larger systems it is evident that the role of bound excited states in the low-pressure regime falls rapidly as the size of the system increases. As the high-pressure limit is approached, however, the contribution of excited states is likely to come close to that expected simply on the basis of electronic degeneracy.

Notes: Relative rate constants for the reaction of OH radicals with a series of branched alkanes have been determined at 297 ± 2 K, using methyl nitrite photolysis in air as a source of OH radicals. Using a rate constant for the reaction of OH radicals with n-butane of 2.58 × 10-12 cm3/molecule · s, the rate constants obtained are (× 1012 cm3/molecule · s): isobutane, 2.29 ± 0.06; 2-methylbutane, 3.97 ± 0.11; 2,2-dimethylbutane, 2.66 ± 0.08; 2-methylpentane, 5.68 ± 0.24; 3-methylpentane, 5.78 ± 0.11; 2,2,3-trimethylbutane, 4.21 ± 0.08; 2,4-dimethylpentane, 5.26 ± 0.11; methylcyclohexane, 10.6 ± 0.3; 2,2,3,3-tetramethylbutane, 1.06 ± 0.08; and 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, 3.66 ± 0.16. Rate constants for 2,2-dimethylbutane, 2,4-dimethylpentane, and methylclohexane have been determined for the first time, while those for the other branched alkanes are in generally good agreement with the literature data. Primary, secondary, and tertiary group rate constants at room temperature have been derived from these and previous data for alkanes and unstrained cycloalkanes, with the secondary and tertiary group rate constants depending in a systematic manner on the identity of the neighboring groups. The use of these group rate constants, together with a previous determination of the effect of ring strain energy on the OH radical rate constants for a series of cycloalkanes, allows the a priori estimation of OH radical rate constants for alkanes and cycloalkanes at room temperature.

Notes: The reactions of O3 with ethylene, allene, 1,3-butadiene, and trans-1,3-pentadiene have been studied in the presence of excess O2 over the temperature range 232 to 298 K. The initial O3 pressure was varied from 4-18 mtorr, and the olefin pressure was varied from 0.1 to 4.5 torr (ethylene), 2.8 to 39.6 torr (allene), 52.7 to 600 mtorr (1,3-butadiene) or 26.2 to 106 mtorr (trans-1,3-pentadiene). The O3 decay was monitored by ultraviolet absorption. The reactions are first order in both O3 and olefin, and the rate coefficients are independent of the O2 pressure. For the O3-ethylene system, various diluent gases (O2, N2, air) were used and the rate coefficients were found to be independent of the nature of the diluent gas. The various rate coefficients fit the Arrhenius expressions (k in cm3 s-1): \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$\begin{array}{l}{\rm For C}_{\rm 2} {\rm H}_4 :k\{ 232 - 298{\rm K}\} {\rm } = {\rm }(7.72 \pm 0.89){\rm } \times {\rm 10}^{ - 15} \exp [- 5080{\rm } \pm {\rm }60)/RT] \\ {\rm For C}_{\rm 3} {\rm H}_4 :k\{ 252 - 298{\rm K}\} {\rm } = {\rm }(1.54 \pm 0.25){\rm } \times {\rm 10}^{ - 15} \exp [- 5343{\rm } \pm {\rm }87)/RT] \\ {\rm For 1,3 - C}_{\rm 4} {\rm H}_{\rm 6} :k\{ 254 - 299{\rm K}\} {\rm } = {\rm }(2.20 \pm 0.44){\rm } \times {\rm 10}^{ - 14} \exp [- 4828{\rm } \pm {\rm }109)/RT] \\ {\rm For trans - 1,3 - C}_{\rm 5} {\rm H}_{\rm 8} :k\{ 238 - 298{\rm K}\} {\rm } = {\rm }(1.07 \pm 0.25){\rm } \times {\rm 10}^{ - 13} \exp [- 4608{\rm } \pm {\rm }122)/RT] \\ \end{array}$$\end{document} where the reported uncertainties are one standard deviation and R is in cal/mol K.

Notes: The problem of diethanolamine (DEA) degradation in gas-treating processes was quantified through a detailed kinetic study. This reaction was found to be catalyzed by CO2, and degradation occurs in a successive manner to 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)oxazolidone-2, to N,N,N′-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine and then to N,N′-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine. A reaction mechanism consistent with these observations was proposed and tested through kinetic analyses. A satisfactory kinetic model which can be of practical use was derived.

Notes: The reactions of CCl3 with O(3P) and O2 and those of CCl3O2 with NO have been studied at 295 K using discharge flow methods with helium as the bath gas. The rate coefficient for the reaction of CCl3 with O was found to be (4.2 ± 0.6) × 10-11 cm3/s and that for CCl3O2 with NO was (18.6 ± 2.8) × 10-12 cm3/s with both coefficients independent of [He]. For reaction between CCl3 and O2 the rate coefficient was found to increase from 1.51 7times; 10-14 cm3/s to 7.88 × 10-14 cm3/s as the [He] increased from 3.5 × 1016 cm-3 to 2.7 × 1017 cm-3. There was no evidence for a direct two-body reaction, and it is concluded that the only product of this reaction is CCl3O2. Examination of these results for CCl3 + O2 in terms of current simplified falloff treatment suggests that the high-pressure limit for this reaction is ∼ 2.5 × 10-12 cm3/s, which may be compared with a direct measurement of the high-pressure limit of 5 × 10-12 cm3/s. A value of (5.8 ± 0.6) × 10-31 cm6/s has been obtained for k0, the coefficient in the low-pressure region. This value is compared with corresponding values found earlier for the (CH3, O2) and (CF3, O2) systems and with estimates based on unimolecular rate theory.

Notes: We report laser absorption measurements of NH3 decay within the flame front region of rich, atmospheric pressure ammonia flames. These data are combined with earlier OH, NH, and NH2 measurements to obtain new estimates for the oscillator strength of NH2. This value, fi = 6.4 × 10-5 for the PQ1,7 line in the (0,9,0) ← (0,0.0) vibrational band of the A2A1 ← X2B1 transition, suggests ΔH°f(NH) ≅ 87 kcal/mol. The ammonia profiles were also combined with previous data on NO, NH, NH2, and OH to provide an extensive database at fuel equivalence ratios (ø) of 1.28, 1.50, and 1.81 for comparison to our kinetic model predictions. This modeling used a one-dimensional flame code which explicitly accounts for the diffusional component in our flame experiments. Modeling results using a conventional mechanism predicted concentration profiles which deviated markedly from our observations. It was possible to obtain much more satisfactory fits by postulating reactions between various NHi (i = 1, 2) species to form N - N bonds. The N2Hj (j = 1-3) species could then lose H atoms via dissociation to ultimately form N2. Inclusion of these reactions in the mechanism allowed us to predict concentration - distance profiles for five different species at three different equivalence ratios that are in good agreement with experiment. The most important component of this mechanism is the recognition that the NHi + NHi reactions dominate the kinetics in rich flames. A most satisfying aspect of these calculations is that the key rate constants in the NHi + NHi sequence were estimated using simple RRK theory.

Notes: Thermal curves obtained simultaneously at constant heating rates were used to study calcination of ZnCO3 in air. Carroll and Manche's technique, Reich's equation, and Kissinger's method gave an average value for the activation energy of 23 kcal/mol. On the other hand, Coats and Redfern's technique showed the activation energy and preexponential factor to vary over wide ranges. They increase to a maximum and decrease again on increasing the temperature. Their values decrease as the heating rate was increased. One-dimensional diffusion mechanism, obeying parabolic law, may control the entire calcination process.

Notes: The recombination reaction O + O2 → O3 was studied by laser flash photolysis of pure O2 in the pressure range 3-20 atm, and of N2O—O2 mixtures in the bath gases Ar, N2, (CO2, and SF6) in the pressure range 3-200 atm. Fall-off curves of the reaction have been derived. Low-pressure rate coefficients were found to agree well with literature data. A high-pressure rate coefficient of k∞ = (2.8 ± 1.0) × 10-12 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 was obtained by extrapolation.

Notes: The rate coefficient for the reaction of the hydroxyl radical, OH, with propane has been measured at 1220 K in shock tube experiments, and a value of (1.58 ± 0.24) × 1013 cm3/mol s was obtained. This measured value is compared with previous experimental results and a transition-state theory calculation.

Notes: The kinetics of the unimolecular decomposition of phenyl acetate into phenol and ketene, reaction (1): \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$${\rm PhOCOCH}_3 \buildrel 1\over\rightarrow{\rm PhOH} + {\rm CH}_2 = {\rm C} = {\rm O}$$\end{document} has been studied under very low-pressure conditions between 950 and 1120 K. In this range alternative processes such as the Fries rearrangement to o-hydroxyacetophenone or bond fission into phenoxyl and acetyl radicals are not observed. Based on present and previous evidence a novel four-center transition state is proposed for reaction (1) which corresponds to the high-pressure Arrhenius expression log (k1, s-1) = 12.8 - 56.2/θ, θ = 4.575 × 10-3T kcal/mol.

Notes: The rate coefficient, k, of the reaction \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ {\rm H}_2 {\rm O} + {\rm CN} \to {\rm HCN} + {\rm OH} $$\end{document} has been determined in the temperature range 2460-2840 K using a shock tube technique. C2N2—H2O—Ar mixtures were heated behind incident shock waves and the CN and OH concentration time histories were monitored simultaneously using broad-band absorption near 388 nm (CN) and narrow-line laser absorption at 306.67 nm (OH). The rate coefficient expression providing the best fit to the data was \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$$ k = 2.3{\rm} \times {\rm 10}^{{\rm 13}} \exp (- 6700/T){\rm cm}^3 /{\rm mol s} $$\end{document} with uncertainty limits of about ±45% in the temperature range 2460-2840 K. The rate coefficient of the reverse reaction was calculated using detailed balancing, and its extrapolation to lower temperatures was compared with previously published results.

Notes: The effect of the polarity of seven solvents (∊ ≈ 2-60) on the rate of ozone reactions with stilbene and allyl chloride has been studied. The data show that the rate of the reaction is insensitive to the medium polarity. The results of earlier publications are revised and are shown to be in agreement with the present data.