High‐temperature shock tube study of the reactions CH3 + OH → products and CH3OH + Ar → products

The reaction between methyl and hydroxyl radicals has been studied in reflected shock wave experiments using narrow‐linewidth OH laser absorption. OH radicals were generated by the rapid thermal decomposition of tert‐butyl hydroperoxide. Two different species were used as CH₃ radical precursors, azomethane and methyl iodide. The overall rate coefficient of the CH₃ + OH reaction was determined in the temperature range 1081–1426 K under conditions of chemical isolation. The experimental data are in good agreement with a recent theoretical study of the reaction. The decomposition of methanol to methyl and OH radicals was also investigated behind reflected shock waves. The current measurements are in good agreement with a recent experimental study and a master equation simulation. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 40: 488–495, 2008     

First Experimental and Theoretical Kinetic Study of the Reaction of 4‐Hydroxy‐4‐methyl 2‐pentanone as a Function of Temperature

In this work, experimental and theoretical rate coefficients were determined for the first time for the gas‐phase reaction of 4‐hydroxy‐4‐methyl‐2‐pentanone (4H4M2P) with OH radicals as a function of temperature. Experimental studies were carried out over the pressure range of 5–80 Torr and the temperature range of 280–365 K, by using a cryogenically cooled cell coupled to the pulsed laser photolysis‐laser induced fluorescence (PLP–LIF) technique. A detailed oxidation mechanism of 4H4M2P with OH radicals was discussed theoretically under three hydrogen abstraction pathways by using density functional theory calculations and wave function based MP2 method. Single‐point energy calculations were performed at CCSD(T) level of theory with 6–311++G(d,p) basis set. The H‐atom abstraction from the ‐CH₂ group was found to be the dominant channel. The reaction force analysis predicts that the abstraction process is mainly dominated by structural rearrangement. Linear kinetic behavior for all the pathways was found in the range of 278–365 K. An atmospheric lifetime less than 3 days was evaluated for 4H4M2P with respect to its reaction with OH, indicating that the reaction with OH of 4H4M2P may be competitive with losses via photolysis.     

Kinetic study of the reaction of OH with CH3I revisited

A flash photolysis resonance fluorescence technique has been employed to investigate the kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of OH(X²Π) radicals with CH₃I over the temperature and pressure ranges 295–390 K and 82–303 Torr of He, respectively. The experiments involved time‐resolved RF detection of the OH (A²Σ⁺ → X²Π transition at λ = 308 nm) following FP of H₂O/CH₃I/He mixtures. The OH(X²Π) radicals were produced by FP of H₂O in the vacuum‐UV at wavelengths λ > 115 nm using a commercial Perkin‐Elmer Xe flash lamp. Decays of OH in the presence of CH₃I are observed to be exponential, and the decay rates are found to be linearly dependent on the CH₃I concentration. The measured rate coefficients for the reaction of OH with CH₃I are described by the Arrhenius expression k_OH+CH3I = (4.1 ± 2.2) × 10^?12 exp [(?1240 ± 200)K/T] cm³ molecule^?1s^?1. The implications of the reported kinetic results for understanding the CH₃I chemistry of both atmospheric and nuclear industry interests are discussed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 43: 547–556, 2011     

CH3NHNH2 + OH reaction: Mechanism and dynamics studies

A direct dynamics study was carried out for the multichannel reaction of CH₃NHNH₂ with OH radical. Two stable Conformers (I, II) of CH₃NHNH₂ are identified by the rotation of the ? CH₃ group. For each conformer, five hydrogen‐abstraction channels are found. The reaction mechanisms of product radicals (CH₃NNH₂ and CH₃NHNH) with OH radical are also investigated theoretically. The electronic structure information on the potential energy surface is obtained at the B3LYP/6‐311G(d,p) level and the energetics along the reaction path is refined by the BMC‐CCSD method. Hydrogen‐bonded complexes are presented at both the reactant and product sides of the five channels, indicating that the reaction may proceed via an indirect mechanism. The influence of the basis set superposition error (BSSE) on the energies of all the complexes is discussed by means of the CBS‐QB3 method. The rate constants of CH₃NHNH₂ + OH are calculated using canonical variational transition‐state theory with the small‐curvature tunneling correction (CVT/SCT) in the temperature range of 200–1000 K. Slightly negative temperature dependence of rate constant is found in the temperature range from 200 to 345 K. The agreement between the theoretical and experimental results is good. It is shown that for Conformer I, hydrogen‐abstraction from ? NH? position is the primary pathway at low temperature; the hydrogen‐abstraction from ? NH₂ is a competitive pathway as the temperature increases. A similar case can be concluded for Conformer II. The overall rate constant is evaluated by considering the weight factors of each conformer from the Boltzmann distribution function, and the three‐term Arrhenius expressions are fitted to be k_T = 1.6 × 10^?24T^4.03exp (1411.5/T) cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 between 200–1000 K. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2009     

Master Equation Modeling of the Unimolecular Decompositions of α‐Hydroxyethyl (CH3CHOH) and Ethoxy (CH3CH2O) Radicals

The unimolecular decomposition of two radical isomers of C₂H₅O (CH₃CH₂O/ethoxy, CH₃CHOH/α‐hydroxyethyl) are investigated by means of Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel–Marcus/master equation simulations in helium and nitrogen bath gases on an accurate one‐dimensional potential energy surface. For ethoxy, simulations are carried out between temperatures of 406 and 1200 K and pressures of 0.001 and 100 atm. For CH₃CHOH, simulations are carried out between temperatures of 800 and 1500 K and pressures of 0.001 and 100 atm. Results are compared with available experimental data, with good agreement. The dominant product of α‐hydroxyethyl decomposition is CH₃CHO + H, with C₂H₃OH + H and CH₃ + CH₂O, being minor channels. Rate coefficients are strongly dependent on temperature and pressure and are recommended with attendant uncertainty factor estimates. The relative roles of vinyl alcohol and acetaldehyde in the context of combustion chemistry are also discussed.     

Kinetics of the gas‐phase reaction of CF3CF2CH2OH with OH radicals and its atmospheric lifetime

CF₃CF₂CH₂OH is a new chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) alternative. However, there are few data about its atmospheric fate. The kinetics of its atmospheric oxidation, the OH radical reaction of CF₃CF₂CH₂OH, has been investigated in a 2‐liter Pyrex reactor in the temperature range of 298 ∼ 356 K using gas chromatography (GC)–mass spectrometry (MS) for analysis in this study. The rate coefficient of k₁ = (2.27) × 10⁻¹² exp[−(900 ± 70)/T] cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹ was determined using the relative rate method. The results are in good agreement with the literature values and the prediction of Atkinson's structure–activity relationship (SAR) model. From these results, the atmospheric lifetime of CF₃CF₂CH₂OH in the troposphere was deduced to be 0.34 year, which is 250 and 6 times shorter than those of CFC‐113 and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC‐225ca), respectively. Therefore CF₃CF₂CH₂OH has significant potential for the replacement of CFC‐113 and HCFC‐225ca. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 32: 73–78, 2000     

Determination of the isomerization rate constant HOCH2CH2CH2CH(OO·)CH3 →HOC·HCH2CH2CH(OOH)CH3. Importance of intramolecular hydroperoxy isomerization in tropospheric chemistry

The rate constant of the title reaction is determined during thermal decomposition of di-n-pentyl peroxide C₅H₁₁O( )OC₅H₁₁ in oxygen over the temperature range 463–523 K. The pyrolysis of di-n-pentyl peroxide in O₂/N₂ mixtures is studied at atmospheric pressure in passivated quartz vessels. The reaction products are sampled through a micro-probe, collected on a liquid-nitrogen trap and solubilized in liquid acetonitrile. Analysis of the main compound, peroxide C₅H₁₀O₃, was carried out by GC/MS, GC/MS/MS [electron impact EI and NH₃ chemical ionization CI conditions]. After micro-preparative GC separation of this peroxide, the structure of two cyclic isomers (3S*,6S*)3α-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,2-dioxane and (3R*,6S*)3α-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,2-dioxane was determined from ¹H NMR spectra. The hydroperoxy-pentanal OHC( )(CH₂)₂( )CH(OOH)( )CH₃ is formed in the gas phase and is in equilibrium with these two cyclic epimers, which are predominant in the liquid phase at room temperature. This peroxide is produced by successive reactions of the n-pentoxy radical: a first one generates the CH₃C·H(CH₂)₃OH radical which reacts with O₂ to form CH₃CH(OO·)(CH₂)₃OH; this hydroxyperoxy radical isomerizes and forms the hydroperoxy HOC·H(CH₂)₂CH(OOH)CH₃ radical. This last species leads to the pentanal-hydroperoxide (also called oxo-hydroperoxide, or carbonyl-hydroperoxide, or hydroperoxypentanal), by the reaction HOC·H(CH₂)₂CH(OOH)CH₃+O₂→O()CH(CH₂)₂CH(OOH)CH₃+HO₂. The isomerization rate constant HOCH₂CH₂CH₂CH(OO·)CH₃→HOC·HCH₂CH₂CH(OOH)CH₃ (k₃) has been determined by comparison to the competing well-known reaction RO₂+NO→RO+NO₂ (k₇). By adding small amounts of NO (0–1.6×10¹⁵ molecules cm⁻³) to the di-n-pentyl peroxide/O₂/N₂ mixtures, the pentanal-hydroperoxide concentration was decreased, due to the consumption of RO₂ radicals by reaction (7). The pentanal-hydroperoxide concentration was measured vs. NO concentration at ten temperatures (463–523 K). The isomerization rate constant involving the H atoms of the CH₂( )OH group was deduced: or per H atom: The comparison of this rate constant to thermokinetics estimations leads to the conclusion that the strain energy barrier of a seven-member ring transition state is low and near that of a six-member ring. Intramolecular hydroperoxy isomerization reactions produce carbonyl-hydroperoxides which (through atmospheric decomposition) increase concentration of radicals and consequently increase atmospheric pollution, especially tropospheric ozone, during summer anticyclonic periods. Therefore, hydrocarbons used in summer should contain only short chains (<C₄) hydrocarbons or totally branched hydrocarbons, for which isomerization reactions are unlikely. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 875–887, 1998     

Temperature‐ and Pressure‐Dependent Kinetics of CH2OO + CH3COCH3 and CH2OO + CH3CHO: Direct Measurements and Theoretical Analysis

The rate coefficients of the gas‐phase reactions CH₂OO + CH₃COCH₃ and CH₂OO + CH₃CHO have been experimentally determined from 298–500 K and 4–50 Torr using pulsed laser photolysis with multiple‐pass UV absorption at 375 nm, and products were detected using photoionization mass spectrometry at 10.5 eV. The CH₂OO + CH₃CHO reaction's rate coefficient is ～4 times faster over the temperature 298–500 K range studied here. Both reactions have negative temperature dependence. The T dependence of both reactions was captured in simple Arrhenius expressions: The rate of the reactions of CH₂OO with carbonyl compounds at room temperature is two orders of magnitude higher than that reported previously for the reaction with alkenes, but the A factors are of the same order of magnitude. Theoretical analysis of the entrance channel reveals that the inner 1,3‐cycloaddition transition state is rate limiting at normal temperatures. Predicted rate‐coefficients (RCCSD(T)‐F12a/cc‐pVTZ‐F12//B3LYP/MG3S level of theory) in the low‐pressure limit accurately reproduce the experimentally observed temperature dependence. The calculations only qualitatively reproduce the A factors and the relative reactivity between CH₃CHO and CH₃COCH₃. The rate coefficients are weakly pressure dependent, within the uncertainties of the current measurements. The predicted major products are not detectable with our photoionization source, but heavier species yielding ions with masses m/z = 104 and 89 are observed as products from the reaction of CH₂OO with CH₃COCH₃. The yield of m/z = 89 exhibits positive pressure dependence that appears to have already reached a high‐pressure limit by 25 Torr.     

Measurements of the kinetics of the OH + α‐pinene and OH + β‐pinene reactions at low pressure

The rate constants for the OH + α‐pinene and OH + β‐pinene reactions have been measured in 5 Torr of He using discharge‐flow systems coupled with resonance fluorescence and laser‐induced fluorescence detection of the OH radical. At room temperature, the measured effective bimolecular rate constant for the OH + α‐pinene reaction was (6.08 ± 0.24) × 10^?11 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1. These results are in excellent agreement with previous absolute measurements of this rate constant, but are approximately 13% greater than the value currently recommended for atmospheric modeling. The measured effective bimolecular rate constant for the OH + β‐pinene reaction at room temperature was (7.72 ± 0.44) × 10^?11 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1, in excellent agreement with previous measurements and current recommendations. Above 300 K, the effective bimolecular rate constants for these reactions display a negative temperature dependence suggesting that OH addition dominates the reaction mechanisms under these conditions. This negative temperature dependence is larger than that observed at higher pressures. The measured rate constants for the OH + α‐pinene and OH + β‐pinene reactions are in good agreement with established reactivity trends relating the rate constant for OH + alkene reactions with the ionization potential of the alkene when ab initio calculated energies for the highest occupied molecular orbital are used as surrogates for the ionization potentials for α‐ and β‐pinene. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 34: 300–308, 2002     

Kinetics of the brominated alkyl radical (CHBr2, CH3CHBr) reactions with NO2 in the temperature range 250–480 K

The gas‐phase kinetics of CHBr₂ + NO₂ and CH₃CHBr + NO₂ reactions have been studied in direct time resolved measurements using a tubular flow reactor coupled to a photoionization mass spectrometer. The radicals were generated by pulsed laser photolysis of bromoform and 1,1‐dibromoethane at 248 nm. The subsequent decays of the radical concentrations were monitored as a function of [NO₂] under pseudo–first‐order conditions. The rate coefficients of both reactions are independent of bath gas (He) pressure and display negative temperature dependence under the conditions of 2–6 Torr pressure (He) and 250–480 K. The obtained bimolecular rate coefficients are k(CHBr₂ + NO₂) = (9.8 ± 0.4) × 10^?12 (T/300 K)^{?1.65 ± 0.18} cm³ s^?1 (288–483 K) and k(CH₃CHBr + NO₂) = (2.27 ± 0.06) × 10^?11 (T/300 K)^{?1.28 ± 0.11} cm³ s^?1 (250–483 K), with the uncertainties given as one standard error. Estimated overall uncertainties in the measured bimolecular reaction rate coefficients are ±25%. The reaction products identified were CBr₂O for the CHBr₂ + NO₂ reaction and CHBrO and CH₃CHO with minor amounts of CH₃ for the CH₃CHBr + NO₂ reaction, respectively. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 44: 767–777, 2012     

Kinetics of OH reactions with N2H4, CH3NHNH2 and (CH3)2NNH2 in the gas phase

The gas phase reaction kinetics of OH with three di‐amine rocket fuels—N₂H₄, CH₃NHNH₂, and (CH₃)₂NNH₂—was studied in a discharge flow tube apparatus and a pulsed photolysis reactor under pseudo‐first‐order conditions in [OH]. Direct laser‐induced fluorescence monitoring of the [OH] temporal profiles in a known excess of the [diamine] yielded the following absolute second‐order OH rate coefficient expressions; k₁ = (2.17 ± 0.39) × 10^?11 e^(160±30)/T, k₂ = (4.59 ± 0.83) × 10^?11 e^(85±35)/T and k₃ = (3.35 ± 0.60) × 10^?11 e^(175±25)/T cm³ molec^?1 s^?1, respectively, for reactions with N₂H₄, CH₃NHNH₂ and (CH₃)₂NNH₂ in the temperature range 232–637 K. All three reactions did not show any discernable pressure dependence on He or N₂ buffer gas pressure of up to 530 torr. The magnitude of the weak temperature and the lack of pressure effects of the OH + N₂H₄ reaction rate coefficient suggest that a simple direct metathesis of H‐atom may not be important compared to addition of the OH to one of the N‐centers of the diamine skeleton, followed by rapid dissociation of the intermediate into products. Our findings on this reaction are qualitatively consistent with a previous ab initio study [ 3 ]. However, in the alkylated diamines, direct H‐abstraction from the methyl moiety cannot be completely ruled out. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 33: 354–362, 2001     

Conformational Analysis of the 1,3‐Oxaphosphorinanes Formed from α,β‐Unsaturated Aldehydes and the (Hydroxymethyl)phosphines RP(CH2OH)2 (R = Ph or CH2OH)

Equimolar reactions of cinnamaldehyde or its 3,5‐dimethoxy‐4‐hydroxy derivative (sinapaldehyde) with RP(CH₂OH)₂ (R = Ph or CH₂OH) were studied in MeOH or CD₃OD at room temperature by NMR spectroscopy. In MeOH, nucleophilic attack of the phosphine at the C?C bond, with concomitant loss of CH₂O, affords the tertiary phosphine HOCH₂P(R)CH(Ar)CH₂CHO ( 3 ) that rapidly converts mainly into a 1,3‐oxaphosphorinane derivative ( 5 ) formed as a mixture of four diastereomers. Conformational analysis reveals that the Ar group in these is exclusively in an equatorial position while the OH and R groups can be equatorial‐oriented or axial‐oriented. In CD₃OD, 1,3‐oxaphosphorinanes monodeuterated in the C5 position are obtained as a mixture of eight diastereomers where the dominate diastereomers have an axial D‐atom. Diastereomeric ratios depend on the nature of the Ar and R groups.     

The hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant and products of 3,5‐dimethyl‐1‐hexyn‐3‐ol

A bimolecular rate constant,k_DHO, of (29 ± 9) × 10^?12 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 was measured using the relative rate technique for the reaction of the hydroxyl radical (OH) with 3,5‐dimethyl‐1‐hexyn‐3‐ol (DHO, HC?CC(OH)(CH₃)CH₂CH(CH₃)₂) at (297 ± 3) K and 1 atm total pressure. To more clearly define DHO's indoor environment degradation mechanism, the products of the DHO + OH reaction were also investigated. The positively identified DHO/OH reaction products were acetone ((CH₃)₂C?O), 3‐butyne‐2‐one (3B2O, HC?CC(?O)(CH₃)), 2‐methyl‐propanal (2MP, H(O?)CCH(CH₃)₂), 4‐methyl‐2‐pentanone (MIBK, CH₃C(?O)CH₂CH(CH₃)₂), ethanedial (GLY, HC(?O)C(?O)H), 2‐oxopropanal (MGLY, CH₃C(?O)C(?O)H), and 2,3‐butanedione (23BD, CH₃C(?O)C(?O)CH₃). The yields of 3B2O and MIBK from the DHO/OH reaction were (8.4 ± 0.3) and (26 ± 2)%, respectively. The use of derivatizing agents O‐(2,3,4,5,6‐pentalfluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) and N,O‐bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) clearly indicated that several other reaction products were formed. The elucidation of these other reaction products was facilitated by mass spectrometry of the derivatized reaction products coupled with plausible DHO/OH reaction mechanisms based on previously published volatile organic compound/OH gas‐phase reaction mechanisms. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 36: 534–544, 2004     

Measurements of the Kinetics of the Reaction of OH Radicals with 3‐Methylfuran at Low Pressure

The rate constant for the reaction of OH with 3‐methylfuran was measured at 2, 4, and 6 Torr using discharge‐flow techniques coupled with laser‐induced fluorescence detection of OH. The measured rate constant (k) at 298 ± 2 K was (9.1 ± 0.3) × 10^?11 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1, where the quoted uncertainty reflects twice the standard error of the measurements. This result is in good agreement with previously reported relative rate constant measurements at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. An Arrhenius expression of k = (3.2 ± 0.4) × 10^?11 e^{(310 ± 40)/T} cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 was determined from measurements of the rate constant between 273 and 368 K. The negative temperature dependence agrees with previously reported theoretical calculations for the reaction of OH with 3‐methylfuran and previously reported measurements of the temperature dependences of the rate constants for the reaction of OH with similar heterocyclic organics such as furan and thiophene.     

Rate coefficients for reactions of OH radicals with CH3D,CH2D2, CHD3, and CD4

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) smog chamber techniques were used to investigate the atmospheric chemistry of the isotopologues of methane. Relative rate measurements were performed to determine the kinetics of the reaction of the isotopologues of methane with OH radicals in cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹ units: k(CH₃D + OH) = (5.19 ± 0.90) × 10⁻¹⁵, k(CH₂D₂ + OH) = (4.11 ± 0.74) × 10⁻¹⁵, k(CHD₃ + OH) = (2.14 ± 0.43) × 10⁻¹⁵, and k(CD₄ + OH) = (1.17 ± 0.19) × 10⁻¹⁵ in 700 Torr of air diluent at 296 ± 2 K. Using the determined OH rate coefficients, the atmospheric lifetimes for CH_4–xD_x (x = 1–4) were estimated to be 6.1, 7.7, 14.8, and 27.0 years, respectively. The results are discussed in relation to previous measurements of these rate coefficients.     

Experimental Study of the Reaction of Isopropyl Nitrate with OH Radicals: Kinetics and Products

The kinetics of the reaction of isopropyl nitrate (IPN) with OH radicals has been studied using a low‐pressure flow tube reactor coupled with a quadrupole mass spectrometer: OH + (CH₃)₂CHONO₂ → products (2). The rate constant of the title reaction was determined using both the absolute method, monitoring the kinetics of OH radicals consumption in excess of IPN, and the relative rate method using the reaction of OH with Br₂ as reference one and following HOBr formation. As a result of the absolute and relative measurements, the overall rate coefficients, k₂ = (6.6 ± 1.2) × 10^?13 exp(–(233 ± 56)/) was determined at a pressure of 1 Torr of helium over the temperature range 268–355 K. Acetone, resulting from H‐atom abstraction from the tertiary C–H bond of IPN followed by 2‐nitroxy‐2‐propyl radical decomposition, was found to be a major reaction product with the yield of 0.82 ± 0.13, independent of temperature in the range 277–355 K.     

Theoretical investigation on mechanism for OH-initiated oxidation of CH2=C(CH3)CH2OH

The mechanism of the gas-phase reaction OH with CH₂=C(CH₃)CH₂OH (2-methyl-2-propen-1-ol) has been elucidated using high-level ab initio method, i.e., CCSD(T)/6-311++g(d,p)//MP2(full)/6-311++g(d,p). Various possible H-abstraction and addition–elimination pathways are identified. The calculations indicate that the addition–elimination mechanism dominates the OH+MPO221 reaction. The addition reactions between OH radicals and CH₂=C(CH₃)CH₂OH begin with the barrierless formation of a pre-reactive complex in the entrance channel, and subsequently the CH₂(OH)C(CH₃)CH₂OH (IM1) and the CH₂C(OH)(CH₃)CH₂OH (IM2) are formed by OH radicals’ electrophilic additions to the double bond. IM1 can easily rearrange to IM2 via a 1,2-OH migration. Subsequently, rearrangement of IM2 to form (CH₃)₂C(OH)CH₂O (IM11) followed by dissociation to HCHO + (CH₃)₂COH (P21) is the most favorable pathway. The decomposition of IM2 to CH₂OH + CH₂=C(OH)CH₃ (P16) is the secondary pathway. The other pathways are not expected to play any important role in forming final products.     

Rate coefficients for the OH + acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) reaction between 204 and 373 K

The rate coefficient, k₁, for the gas‐phase reaction OH + CH₃CHO (acetaldehyde) → products, was measured over the temperature range 204–373 K using pulsed laser photolytic production of OH coupled with its detection via laser‐induced fluorescence. The CH₃CHO concentration was measured using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV absorption at 184.9 nm and gas flow rates. The room temperature rate coefficient and Arrhenius expression obtained are k₁(296 K) = (1.52 ± 0.15) × 10^?11 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 and k₁(T) = (5.32 ± 0.55) × 10^?12 exp[(315 ± 40)/T] cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1. The rate coefficient for the reaction OH (ν = 1) + CH₃CHO, k₇(T) (where k₇ is the rate coefficient for the overall removal of OH (ν = 1)), was determined over the temperature range 204–296 K and is given by k₇(T) = (3.5 ± 1.4) × 10^?12 exp[(500 ± 90)/T], where k₇(296 K) = (1.9 ± 0.6) × 10^?11 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1. The quoted uncertainties are 2σ (95% confidence level). The preexponential term and the room temperature rate coefficient include estimated systematic errors. k₇ is slightly larger than k₁ over the range of temperatures included in this study. The results from this study were found to be in good agreement with previously reported values of k₁(T) for temperatures <298 K. An expression for k₁(T), suitable for use in atmospheric models, in the NASA/JPL and IUPAC format, was determined by combining the present results with previously reported values and was found to be k₁(298 K) = 1.5 × 10^?11 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1, f(298 K) = 1.1, E/R = 340 K, and Δ E/R (or g) = 20 K over the temperature range relevant to the atmosphere. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 40: 635–646, 2008     

A Computational Study of the Kinetics and Mechanism for the C2H3 + CH3OH Reaction

The mechanism for the C₂H₃ + CH₃OH reaction has been investigated by the Gaussian‐4 (G4) method based on the geometric parameters of the stationary points optimized at the B3LYP/6–31G(2df, p) level of theory. Four transition states have been identified for the production of C₂H₄ + CH₃O (TSR/P1), C₂H₄ + CH₂OH (TSR/P2), C₂H₃OH + CH₃ (TSR/P3), and C₂H₃OCH₃ + H (TSR/P4) with the corresponding barriers 8.48, 9.25, 37.62, and 34.95 kcal/mol at the G4 level of theory, respectively. The rate constants and branching ratios for the two lower energy H‐abstraction reactions were calculated using canonical variational transition state theory with the Eckart tunneling correction at the temperature range 300–2500 K. The predicted rate constants have been compared with existing literature data, and the uncertainty has been discussed. The branching ratio calculation suggests that the channel producing CH₃O is dominant up to about 1070 K, above which the channel producing CH₂OH becomes very competitive.     

Rate constants for the gas‐phase reaction of CF3CF2CF2CF2CF2CHF2 with OH radicals at 250–430 K

The rate constants k₁ for the reaction of CF₃CF₂CF₂CF₂CF₂CHF₂ with OH radicals were determined by using both absolute and relative rate methods. The absolute rate constants were measured at 250–430 K using the flash photolysis–laser‐induced fluorescence (FP‐LIF) technique and the laser photolysis–laser‐induced fluorescence (LP‐LIF) technique to monitor the OH radical concentration. The relative rate constants were measured at 253–328 K in an 11.5‐dm³ reaction chamber with either CHF₂Cl or CH₂FCF₃ as a reference compound. OH radicals were produced by UV photolysis of an O₃–H₂O–He mixture at an initial pressure of 200 Torr. Ozone was continuously introduced into the reaction chamber during the UV irradiation. The k₁ (298 K) values determined by the absolute method were (1.69 ± 0.07) × 10^?15 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 (FP‐LIF method) and (1.72 ± 0.07) × 10^?15 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 (LP‐LIF method), whereas the K₁ (298 K) values determined by the relative method were (1.87 ± 0.11) × 10^?15 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 (CHF₂Cl reference) and (2.12 ± 0.11) × 10^?15 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1 (CH₂FCF₃ reference). These data are in agreement with each other within the estimated experimental uncertainties. The Arrhenius rate constant determined from the kinetic data was K₁ = (4.71 ± 0.94) × 10^?13 exp[?(1630 ± 80)/T] cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1. Using kinetic data for the reaction of tropospheric CH₃CCl₃ with OH radicals [k₁ (272 K) = 6.0 × 10^?15 cm³ molecule^?1 s^?1, tropospheric lifetime of CH₃CCl₃ = 6.0 years], we estimated the tropospheric lifetime of CF₃CF₂CF₂CF₂CF₂CHF₂ through reaction with OH radicals to be 31 years. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 36: 26–33, 2004