表面活性剂与高分子链混合体系的模拟

计算机模拟了高分子链对表面活性剂胶束形成过程的影响，以及高分子链构象性质随胶束化过程的变化.结果表明,当高分子链与表面活性剂之间的相互作用强度超过临界值后，高分子链的存在有利于表面活性剂胶束的形成.临界聚集浓度（CAC）与临界胶束浓度（CMC）的比值CAC/CMC随高分子链长的增大和相互吸引作用的增强而减小.在CAC之前，高分子链与表面活性剂分子只有动态的聚集；但在CAC之后，表面活性剂胶束随表面活性剂浓度X的增加而增大，并静态地吸附在高分子链上，形成表面活性剂/高分子聚集体.随着表面活性剂分子的加入，高分子链的均方末端距和平均非球形因子先保持恒定；从X略小于CAC开始， 和快速减小，至极小值后又逐渐增大.模拟结果支持高分子链包裹在胶束表面的实验模型.     

含Gemini表面活性剂结构单元的新型两亲聚电解质的合成及聚集行为

分别将Gemini型单体1,3-双(二甲基十四烷基溴化铵)-2-丙烯酰氧基丙烷(14G)或1,3-双(二甲基十六烷基溴化铵)-2-丙烯酰氧基丙烷(16G)与丙烯酰氧乙基三甲基氯化铵(DAC, D)共聚合反应, 合成了新型含Gemini表面活性剂结构单元的两亲性阳离子聚电解质(D14G和D16G). 采用稳态荧光、电导、动态光散射及透射电镜等手段研究了这些聚电解质在水溶液中的聚集行为. 结果表明, 临界聚集浓度(CAC)随着Gemini型表面活性剂单元含量的增加而减小, 同时随着Gemini型表面活性剂单元中疏水碳链长度的增加而降低. 这些聚电解质在水溶液中同时存在分子内和分子间两种类型的聚集体, 而且碳链越长, 形成分子内聚集体的倾向越强. 随着Gemini表面活性剂单元含量的增加, D14G溶液中聚集体的流体动力学半径(Rh)也有所增大, 而D16G溶液中的聚集体的流体动力学半径(Rh) 却略有减小.     

阳离子Gemini表面活性剂12-3-12与DNA在模拟体液中的相互作用研究

采用紫外透射光谱、透射电镜、原子力显微镜、圆二色谱(CD)等方法探讨了阳离子Gemini表面活性剂C12H25N+(CH3)2-(CH2)3-(CH3)2N+C12H25·2Br-(12-3-12)与DNA在模拟体液(SBF)中的相互作用。结果表明,SBF中较高反离子浓度不但屏蔽了DNA和12-3-12之间的静电吸引作用,而且促进了12-3-12聚集体的产生和生长,导致低盐条件下体系中出现的沉淀溶解现象的消失。SBF中DNA与12-3-12之间存在强烈的相互作用;随着12-3-12的加入,表面活性剂分子在DNA链周围聚集,类网络结构的DNA逐渐变为类似于串珠的复合物,随后出现尺寸较大的类球形复合物以及较大复合物与较小表面活性剂聚集体共存的现象。CD谱结果显示,SBF中12-3-12可以诱导DNA的构象发生改变,由自然的B构型变成高度致密的ψ相。分子动力学模拟的离子液体中表面活性剂与带相反电荷聚电解质的相互作用过程及模式与实验结果吻合良好。模拟结果也表明,SBF中较高的反离子浓度提高了聚电解质的可压缩程度,导致相同条件下SBF中聚电解质的均方回旋半径远小于稀盐水溶液(10mmol/L Na Br)体系中的聚电解质均方回旋半径。较强的离子强度不但导致体系中聚电解质和带相反电荷表面活性剂之间的相互作用存在"假饱和"现象,而且也造成体系中表面活性剂在聚电解质周围聚集数显著提高。     

表面活性剂对部分水解聚丙烯酰胺溶液抗盐性的影响

通过实验研究了阴离子表面活性剂(SDS)、非离子表面活性剂(OP-10)、两性表面活性剂(C12BE)浓度及KCl浓度对部分水解聚丙烯酰胺(阴离子型,HPAM)水溶液黏度的影响规律,进而分析各因素对聚合物溶液抗盐性的影响。实验结果表明:当表面活性剂浓度低于临界缔合浓度CAC时,聚合物溶液黏度变化不大;高于CAC后,随着表面活性剂浓度增大,聚合物溶液黏度急剧增加;当表面活性剂浓度达到聚合物饱和浓度PSP时,聚合物溶液黏度达到最大值;再加入阴离子和两性表面活性剂,将导致黏度降低,而加入非离子表面活性剂不再改变聚合物溶液的黏度,无机盐KCl对聚合物溶液有双重作用,低浓度KCl促进聚合物溶液黏度升高,高浓度KCl则导致聚合物溶液黏度急剧降低后趋于稳定,在相同KCl浓度下,三种表面活性剂的抗盐能力表现为:SDSOP-10C12BE。     

电解质和乙醇对DNA与Gemini表面活性剂相互作用的影响

应用荧光探针和zeta电位方法研究了电解质NaBr、NaCl、KCl和有机溶剂乙醇对DNA与Gemini表面活性剂相互作用的影响. DNA诱导的表面活性剂类胶束在较低浓度即可生成, 这一浓度称为临界聚集浓度(CAC). Gemini表面活性剂比具有相同烷烃链长的单体表面活性剂更易聚集, 对应的CAC较低. 实验结果表明, 盐(NaBr)浓度对DNA/表面活性剂体系的CAC影响不大, 阴、阳离子的种类则对该体系有不同程度的影响. 阴离子(Br-、Cl-)对体系的CAC有显著的影响, 但阳离子(Na+、K+)的差异对CAC影响不大. 极性溶剂乙醇对DNA与表面活性剂相互作用的影响比较复杂. 乙醇浓度较低时有利于表面活性剂的聚集, 使得CAC减小; 而浓度较高时, 则不利于表面活性剂聚集,从而使CAC变大. 乙醇可显著改变DNA/表面活性剂复合物的zeta电位.     

C_（12）C_6C_（12）Br_2/C_（12）E_（10）混合表面活性剂与DNA之间的相互作用

本文以构建有效的非病毒基因载体为目的,研究了C12C6C12Br2/C12E10混合表面活性剂组成对其与DNA之间相互作用的影响,并对混合表面活性剂与DNA形成的聚集体结构和形貌进行了表征。结果表明,当固定混合表面活性剂的总浓度为1.0 mmol/L时,混合表面活性剂组成的改变会引起混合体系浊度、聚集体表面电荷和聚集体...     

阴离子磺酸盐型Gemini表面活性剂与PEO-PPO-PEO嵌段共聚物相互作用的研究

用差示扫描微量热、等温滴定微量量热、动态光散射和核磁共振(NOESY,弛豫时间)技术,研究了在pH＝9时阴离子磺酸盐型Gemini表面活性剂12-3-12(SO₃)₂与PEO-PPO-PEO嵌段共聚物F127 (EO₉₇PO₆₉EO₉₇)和P123 (EO₂₀PO₇₀EO₂₀)之间的相互作用. 研究发现,随着12-3-12(SO₃)₂浓度的增大,聚合物的临界胶束温度(CMT)降低. 与传统的单链离子表面活性剂相比,12-3-12(SO₃)₂具有更强的降低共聚物CMT的能力. 此外,在低于聚合物的CMT时,12-3-12(SO₃)₂与聚合物单体可以形成聚合物/表面活性剂胶束聚集体;在高于聚合物的CMT时,12-3-12(SO₃)₂的加入首先与聚合物单体和胶束的混合物或聚合物胶束形成聚合物/12-3-12(SO₃)₂混合胶束,然后随着12-3-12(SO₃)₂浓度的增大,混合胶束逐步解离为小的聚集体,但是,即使在很高的12-3-12(SO₃)₂浓度时,混合胶束也未完全解离.     

动态光散射研究盐对Gemini表面活性剂网状聚集体的影响

以动态光散射为主要手段研究了盐对羧酸盐Gemini表面活性剂O,O′-双(2-月桂酸钠)-p-二苯氧(记为C12φ2C12)自组织的影响.结果表明盐的加入很容易使C12φ2C12的网状聚集体转变为小(流体力学半径Rh,app约几纳米)和大(Rh,app100 nm)两种尺寸共存的聚集体,1,6-二苯基-1,3,5-己三烯(DPH)探针增溶实验证实小尺寸聚集体为核-壳结构的似球胶束,流变学测量说明大尺寸聚集体可能已经是线型的核-壳胶束.这种行为被归结为初始的网状聚集体不稳定,添加的反离子与C12φ2C12头基结合破坏了网状结构的亲水亲油平衡,促使了它们的转变.盐效应规律表现为MgCl2NaCl、Bu4NBrMe4NBrEt4NBrPr4NBr,这里Bu4NBr不遵循上述静电力顺序的原因是它提供了携带的丁基与C12φ2C12烷烃链疏水相互作用的附加力.     

Gemini表面活性剂(12-6-12)和DNA的相互作用

应用紫外光谱、荧光探针、zeta 电位、动态光散射和凝胶电泳等方法探讨了阳离子gemini 表面活性剂C₁₂H₂₅N⁺(CH₃)₂―(CH₂)₆―(CH₃)₂N⁺C₁₂H₂₅·2Br^-(12-6-12)与DNA之间的相互作用. 研究结果表明, 与传统表面活性剂相比, 偶联表面活性剂特殊的分子结构使其与DNA的作用更强烈. DNA引导表面活性剂在其链周围形成类胶束结构, 开始形成类胶束时对应的表面活性剂临界聚集浓度(CAC)比纯表面活性剂临界胶束浓度(CMC)低两个数量级. CAC与DNA的浓度无关, 而与表面活性剂之间的疏水作用以及表面活性剂与DNA之间的静电吸引作用密切相关. Zeta 电位和凝胶电泳结果显示了DNA链所带负电荷逐渐被阳离子表面活性剂中和的过程. 借助原子力显微镜(AFM)成功观察到了松散的线团状DNA, 球状体随机地分散在DNA链上形成类似于串珠的结构、尺寸较大的球形复合物以及其由于吸附多余的表面活性剂重新带正电而被溶解得到的较小DNA/12-6-12聚集体. 圆二色(CD)光谱结果显示, 12-6-12可以诱导DNA的构象发生改变.     

月桂醇聚氧乙烯醚与十二烷基硫酸钠聚集行为的介观模拟

采用MesoDyn密度泛函方法研究了月桂醇聚氧乙烯醚(C12E10)与十二烷基硫酸钠体系(SDS)之间的相互作用, 模拟了它们的聚集体形成的微观动态过程以及聚集形貌的演变, 研究了剪切作用对相行为的影响. 通过二维密度切片图, 探讨了C12E10/SDS复配体系中珠子间的聚集方式. 在此基础上, 以苯、正辛醇为油污代表, 直观地比较了C12E10/SDS对这两种油污的去除机理的差异. 结果表明: 非离子表面活性剂C12E10与阴离子表面活性剂SDS之间存在很强的协同作用, 在各自浓度很低时就会有聚集行为发生. 剪切作用对体系相行为的影响在一定程度上解释了真实实验与模拟的差别原因所在. 对密度切片图的观察可得出由于所选油污结构的差异导致了复配体系对其增溶方式的差异.     

Toward a magnetostructural correlation for a family of Mn6 SMMs

We have structurally and magnetically characterized a total of 12 complexes based on the Single-Molecule Magnet (SMM) [MnIII6O2(sao)6(O2CH)2(MeOH) 4] (1) (where sao2- is the dianion of salicylaldoxime or 2-hydroxybenzaldeyhyde oxime) that display analogous structural cores but remarkably different magnetic behaviors. Via the use of derivatized oxime ligands and bulky carboxylates we show that it is possible to deliberately increase the value of the spin ground state of the complexes [Mn6O2(Me-sao)6(O2CCPh3)2(EtOH)4] (2), [Mn6O2(Et-sao)6(O2CCMe3)2(EtOH)5] (3), [Mn6O2(Et-sao)6(O2CPh2OPh)2(EtOH)4] (4), [Mn6O2(Et-sao)6(O2CPh4OPh)2(EtOH)4(H2O)2] (5), [Mn6O2(Me-sao)6(O2CPhBr)2(EtOH)6] (6), [Mn6O2(Et-sao)6(O2CPh)2(EtOH)4(H2O)2] (7), [Mn6O2(Et-sao)6{O2CPh(Me)2}2(EtOH)6] (8), [Mn6O2(Et-sao)6(O2C11H15)2(EtOH)6] (9), [Mn6O2(Me-sao)6(O2C-th)2(EtOH)4(H2O)2] (10), [Mn6O2(Et-sao)6(O2CPhMe)2(EtOH)4(H2O)2] (11), and [Mn6O2(Et-sao)6(O2C12H17)2(EtOH)4(H2O)2] (12) (Et-saoH2 = 2-hydroxypropiophenone oxime, Me-saoH2 = 2-hydroxyethanone oxime, HO2CCPh3 = triphenylacetic acid, HO2CCMe3 = pivalic acid, HO2CPh2OPh = 2-phenoxybenzoic acid, HO2CPh4OPh = 4-phenoxybenzoic acid, HO2CPhBr = 4-bromobenzoic acid, HO2CPh(Me)2 = 3,5-dimethylbenzoic acid, HO2C11H15 = adamantane carboxylic acid, HO2C-th = 3-thiophene carboxylic acid, HO2CPhMe = 4-methylbenzoic acid, and HO2C12H17 = adamantane acetic acid) in a stepwise fashion from S = 4 to S = 12 and, in-so-doing, enhance the energy barrier for magnetization reorientation to record levels. The change from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic exchange stems from the "twisting" or "puckering" of the (-Mn-N-O-)3 ring, as evidenced by the changes in the Mn-N-O-Mn torsion angles.     

Base-induced decomposition of alkyl hydroperoxides in the gas phase. Part 3. Kinetics and dynamics in HO- + CH3OOH, C2H5OOH, and tert-C4H9OOH reactions

The E(CO)2 elimination reactions of alkyl hydroperoxides proceed via abstraction of an alpha-hydrogen by a base: X(-) + R(1)R(2)HCOOH --> HX + R(1)R(2)C=O + HO(-). Efficiencies and product distributions for the reactions of the hydroxide anion with methyl, ethyl, and tert-butyl hydroperoxides are studied in the gas phase. On the basis of experiments using three isotopic analogues, HO(-) + CH3OOH, HO(-) + CD3OOH, and H(18)O(-) + CH3OOH, the overall intrinsic reaction efficiency is determined to be 80% or greater. The E(CO)2 decomposition is facile for these methylperoxide reactions, and predominates over competing proton transfer at the hydroperoxide moiety. The CH3CH2OOH reaction displays a similar E(CO)2 reactivity, whereas proton transfer and the formation of HOO(-) are the exclusive pathways observed for (CH3)3COOH, which has no alpha-hydrogen. All results are consistent with the E(CO)2 mechanism, transition state structure, and reaction energy diagrams calculated using the hybrid density functional B3LYP approach. Isotope labeling for HO(-) + CH3OOH also reveals some interaction between H2O and HO(-) within the E(CO)2 product complex [H2O...CH2=O...HO(-)]. There is little evidence, however, for the formation of the most exothermic products H2O + CH2(OH)O(-), which would arise from nucleophilic condensation of CH2=O and HO(-). The results suggest that the product dynamics are not totally statistical but are rather direct after the E(CO)2 transition state. The larger HO(-) + CH3CH2OOH system displays more statistical behavior during complex dissociation.     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two New Metal Phosphonates:[Mn(H_2O)_2(C_(12)H_8N_2)(HO_3PCH_2CH_2CO_2)] and [Co(H_2O)_4(C_(10)H_8N_2)]·(HO_3PCH_2CH_2CO_2)

By the reactions of manganese(II) acetate, 2-sulfoethylphosphonic acid, 1,10-phen (1,10-phen = 1, 10-phenanthroline) or cobalt(II) acetate, 4,4'-bipy and 2-carboxyethylphosphonic acid, two novel compounds of [Mn(H2O)2(C12H8N2)(HO3PCH2CH2CO2)] (1) and[Co(H2O)4 (C10H8N2)]· (HO3PCH2CH2CO2) (2) have been synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 has a 0D structure. Two Mn(II) ions are linked by two 2-carboxyethylphosphonic acid ligands, forming a centrosymmetric dimer. These dimers are further interlinked into a 2D layer structure by π-π stacking interactions and hydrogen bonds. Compound 2 has a 1D chain structure. The 2-carbo- xyethylphosphonic acid remains uncoor- dinated and acts as the organic template. By the bridge of 4,4'-bipy, the [Co(4,4'-bipy)]2+ chains are formed.     

A temperature-dependent relative-rate study of the OH initiated oxidation of n-butane: the kinetics of the reactions of the 1- and 2-butoxy radicals

The kinetics of the reactions of 1-and 2-butoxy radicals have been studied using a slow-flow photochemical reactor with GC-FID detection of reactants and products. Branching ratios between decomposition, CH3CH(O*)CH2CH3 --> CH3CHO + C2H5, reaction (7), and reaction with oxygen, CH3CH(O*)CH2CH3+ O2 --> CH3C(O)C2H5+ HO2, reaction (6), for the 2-butoxy radical and between isomerization, CH3CH2CH2CH2O* --> CH2CH2CH2CH2OH, reaction (9), and reaction with oxygen, CH3CH2CH2CH2O* + O2 --> C3H7CHO + HO2, reaction (8), for the 1-butoxy radical were measured as a function of oxygen concentration at atmospheric pressure over the temperature range 250-318 K. Evidence for the formation of a small fraction of chemically activated alkoxy radicals generated from the photolysis of alkyl nitrite precursors and from the exothermic reaction of 2-butyl peroxy radicals with NO was observed. The temperature dependence of the rate constant ratios for a thermalized system is given by k7/k6= 5.4 x 10(26) exp[(-47.4 +/- 2.8 kJ mol(-1))/RT] molecule cm(-3) and k9/k8= 1.98 x 10(23) exp[(-22.6 +/- 3.9 kJ mol(-1))/RT] molecule cm(-3). The results agree well with the available experimental literature data at ambient temperature but the temperature dependence of the rate constant ratios is weaker than in current recommendations.     

Binuclear half-sandwich cobalt(III) and rhodium(III) ortho-carboranedichalocogenolato complexes with ether chain-bridged bis(cyclopentadienyl) ligand

1, 1'-(3-Oxapentamethylene)dicyclopentadiene [O(CH(2)CH(2)C(5)H(5))(2)], containing a flexible chain-bridged group, was synthesized by the reaction of sodium cyclopentadienide with bis(2-chloroethyl) ether through a slightly modified literature procedure. Furthermore, the binuclear cobalt(III) complex O[CH(2)CH(2)(eta(5)-C(5)H(4))Co(CO)I(2)](2) and insoluble polynuclear rhodium(III) complex {O[CH(2)CH(2)(eta(5)-C(5)H(4))RhI(2)](2)}(n) were obtained from reactions of with the corresponding metal fragments and they react easily with PPh(3) to give binuclear metal complexes, O[CH(2)CH(2)(eta(5)-C(5)H(4))Co(PPh(3))I(2)](2) and O[CH(2)CH(2)(eta(5)-C(5)H(4))Rh(PPh(3))I(2)](2), respectively. Complexes react with bidentate dilithium dichalcogenolato ortho-carborane to give eight binuclear half-sandwich ortho-carboranedichalcogenolato cobalt(III) and rhodium(III) complexes O[CH(2)CH(2)(eta(5)-C(5)H(4))Co(PPh(3))(E(2)C(2)B(10)H(10))](2) (E = S and Se), O[CH(2)CH(2)(eta(5)-C(5)H(4))](2)Co(2)(E(2)C(2)B(10)H(10)) (E = S and Se), O[CH(2)CH(2)(eta(5)-C(5)H(4))Co(E(2)C(2)B(10)H(10))](2) (E = S and Se and O[CH(2)CH(2)(eta(5)-C(5)H(4))Rh(PPh(3))(E(2)C(2)B(10)H(10))](2) (E = S and Se). All complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, NMR spectra ((1)H, (13)C, (31)P and (11)B NMR) and IR spectroscopy. The molecular structures were determined by X-ray diffractometry.     

Oxidation of Pt-bound bis-hydroxylamine as a novel route to unexplored dinitrosoalkane ligated species

The reaction of K 2[PtCl 4] and HO(H)NCMe 2CMe 2N(H)OH.H 2SO 4 ( BHA.H 2SO 4; 2) in a molar ratio 1:2 at 20-25 degrees C in water affords a mixture of [Pt(BHA) 2][PtCl 4] ( 5) and [Pt(BHA-H) 2] ( 6) ( BHA- H = anionic monodeprotonated form of BHA) which, upon heating at 80-85 degrees C for 12 h or on prolonged keeping at 20-25 degrees C for 2 weeks, is subject to a slow transformation giving [PtCl 2(BHA)] ( 7). The latter compound is also obtained from the reaction between K[PtCl 3(Me 2 SO)] and 2. The chlorination of [PtCl 2(BHA)] ( 7) in freshly distilled dry chloroform leads to the selective oxidation of one N(H)OH group yielding [PtCl 2{HO(H) NCMe 2CMe 2 N=O}] ( 13), while the chlorination in water produces the complex [PtCl 2(O= NCMe 2CMe 2 N=O)] ( 14) bearing the unexplored dinitrosoalkane species. Treatment of 14 with 2 equiv of 1,2-bis-(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe) in CH 2Cl 2 results in the liberation of the dinitrosoalkane ligand followed by its fast cyclization giving the alpha-dinitrone (3,3,4,4-tetramethyl-1,2-diazete-1,2-dioxide) in solution and the solid [Pt(dppe) 2](Cl) 2. The Pt (II) complexes with hydroxylamino ( intersection)oximes [PtCl 2{HO(H) NC(Me) 2C(R)= NOH}] (R = Me 8; R = Ph 9) upon their oxidation with Cl 2 in CHCl 3 afford the nitrosoalkane derivatives [PtCl 2{O= NCMe 2C(R)= NOH}] (R = Me 16; Ph 17), respectively, while the corresponding chlorination of the bis-chelates [Pt{HO(H) NCMe 2C(R)= NOH} 2] (R = Me 10; Ph 11) gives [Pt{O= NCMe 2C(R)= NO} 2] (R = Me 18; Ph 19). The formulation of 5- 19 is based on C, H, and N microanalyses, IR, 1D ( (1)H, (13)C{ (1)H}, (195)Pt) and 2D ( (1)H, (1)H-COSY, (1)H, (13)C-HSQC) NMR spectroscopies, and X-ray diffraction for five complexes ( 5, 7, and 12- 14).     

Mutual sensitization of the oxidation of nitric oxide and a natural gas blend in a JSR at elevated pressure: experimental and detailed kinetic modeling study

The mutual sensitization of the oxidation of NO and a natural gas blend (methane-ethane 10:1) was studied experimentally in a fused silica jet-stirred reactor operating at 10 atm, over the temperature range 800-1160 K, from fuel-lean to fuel-rich conditions. Sonic quartz probe sampling followed by on-line FTIR analyses and off-line GC-TCD/FID analyses were used to measure the concentration profiles of the reactants, the stable intermediates, and the final products. A detailed chemical kinetic modeling of the present experiments was performed yielding an overall good agreement between the present data and this modeling. According to the proposed kinetic scheme, the mutual sensitization of the oxidation of this natural gas blend and NO proceeds through the NO to NO2 conversion by HO2, CH3O2, and C2H5O2. The detailed kinetic modeling showed that the conversion of NO to NO2 by CH3O2 and C2H5O2 is more important at low temperatures (ca. 820 K) than at higher temperatures where the reaction of NO with HO2 controls the NO to NO2 conversion. The production of OH resulting from the oxidation of NO by HO2, and the production of alkoxy radicals via RO2 + NO reactions promotes the oxidation of the fuel. A simplified reaction scheme was delineated: NO + HO2 --> NO2 + OH followed by OH + CH4 --> CH3 + H2O and OH + C2H6 --> C2H5 + H2O. At low-temperature, the reaction also proceeds via CH3 + O2 (+ M) --> CH3O2 (+ M); CH3O2 + NO --> CH3O + NO2 and C2H5 + O2 --> C2H5O2; C2H5O2 + NO --> C2H5O + NO2. At higher temperature, methoxy radicals are produced via the following mechanism: CH3 + NO2 --> CH3O + NO. The further reactions CH3O --> CH2O + H; CH2O + OH --> HCO + H2O; HCO + O2 --> HO2 + CO; and H + O2 + M --> HO2 + M complete the sequence. The proposed model indicates that the well-recognized difference of reactivity between methane and a natural gas blend is significantly reduced by addition of NO. The kinetic analyses indicate that in the NO-seeded conditions, the main production of OH proceeds via the same route, NO + HO2 --> NO2 + OH. Therefore, a significant reduction of the impact of the fuel composition on the kinetics of oxidation occurs.     

Mechanism of the OH-initiated oxidation of hydroxyacetone over the temperature range 236-298 K

The mechanism of the gas-phase reaction of OH radicals with hydroxyacetone (CH3C(O)CH2OH) was studied at 200 Torr over the temperature range 236-298 K in a turbulent flow reactor coupled to a chemical ionization mass-spectrometer. The product yields and kinetics were measured in the presence of O2 to simulate the atmospheric conditions. The major stable product at all temperatures is methylglyoxal. However, its yield decreases from 82% at 298 K to 49% at 236 K. Conversely, the yields of formic and acetic acids increase from about 8% to about 20%. Other observed products were formaldehyde, CO2 and peroxy radicals HO2 and CH3C(O)O2. A partial re-formation of OH radicals (by approximately 10% at 298 K) was found in the OH + hydroxyacetone + O2 chemical system along with a noticeable inverse secondary kinetic isotope effect (k(OH)/k(OD) = 0.78 +/- 0.10 at 298 K). The observed product yields are explained by the increasing role of the complex formed between the primary radical CH3C(O)CHOH and O2 at low temperature. The rate constant of the reaction CH3C(O)CHOH + O2 --> CH3C(O)CHO + HO2 at 298 K, (3.0 +/- 0.6) x 10(-12) cm3 molecule(-1) s(-1), was estimated by computer simulation of the concentration-time profiles of the CH3C(O)CHO product. The detailed mechanism of the OH-initiated oxidation of hydroxyacetone can help to better describe the atmospheric oxidation of isoprene, in particular, in the upper troposphere.     

A simple method relating specific rate constants k(E,J) and Thermally averaged rate constants k(infinity)(T) of unimolecular bond fission and the reverse barrierless association reactions

This work describes a simple method linking specific rate constants k(E,J) of bond fission reactions AB --> A + B with thermally averaged capture rate constants k(cap)(T) of the reverse barrierless combination reactions A + B --> AB (or the corresponding high-pressure dissociation or recombination rate constants k(infinity)(T)). Practical applications are given for ionic and neutral reaction systems. The method, in the first stage, requires a phase-space theoretical treatment with the most realistic minimum energy path potential available, either from reduced dimensionality ab initio or from model calculations of the potential, providing the centrifugal barriers E(0)(J). The effects of the anisotropy of the potential afterward are expressed in terms of specific and thermal rigidity factors f(rigid)(E,J) and f(rigid)(T), respectively. Simple relationships provide a link between f(rigid)(E,J) and f(rigid)(T) where J is an average value of J related to J(max)(E), i.e., the maximum J value compatible with E > or = E0(J), and f(rigid)(E,J) applies to the transitional modes. Methods for constructing f(rigid)(E,J) from f(rigid)(E,J) are also described. The derived relationships are adaptable and can be used on that level of information which is available either from more detailed theoretical calculations or from limited experimental information on specific or thermally averaged rate constants. The examples used for illustration are the systems C6H6+ <==> C6H5+ + H, C8H10+ --> C7H7+ + CH3, n-C9H12+ <==> C7H7+ + C2H5, n-C10H14+ <==> C7H7+ + C3H7, HO2 <==> H + O2, HO2 <==> HO + O, and H2O2 <==> 2HO.     

Investigation of the radical product channel of the CH3COO2 + HO2 reaction in the gas phase

The reaction of CH(3)C(O)O(2) with HO(2) has been investigated at 296 K and 700 Torr using long path FTIR spectroscopy, during photolysis of Cl(2)/CH(3)CHO/CH(3)OH/air mixtures. The branching ratio for the reaction channel forming CH(3)C(O)O, OH and O(2) (reaction ) has been determined from experiments in which OH radicals were scavenged by addition of benzene to the system, with subsequent formation of phenol used as the primary diagnostic for OH radical formation. The dependence of the phenol yield on benzene concentration was found to be consistent with its formation from the OH-initiated oxidation of benzene, thereby confirming the presence of OH radicals in the system. The dependence of the phenol yield on the initial peroxy radical precursor reagent concentration ratio, [CH(3)OH](0)/[CH(3)CHO](0), is consistent with OH formation resulting mainly from the reaction of CH(3)C(O)O(2) with HO(2) in the early stages of the experiments, such that the limiting yield of phenol at high benzene concentrations is well-correlated with that of CH(3)C(O)OOH, a well-established product of the CH(3)C(O)O(2) + HO(2) reaction (via channel (3a)). However, a delayed source of phenol was also identified, which is attributed mainly to an analogous OH-forming channel of the reaction of HO(2) with HOCH(2)O(2) (reaction ), formed from the reaction of HO(2) with product HCHO. This was investigated in additional series of experiments in which Cl(2)/CH(3)OH/benzene/air and Cl(2)/HCHO/benzene/air mixtures were photolysed. The various reaction systems were fully characterised by simulations using a detailed chemical mechanism. This allowed the following branching ratios to be determined: CH(3)C(O)O(2) + HO(2)--> CH(3)C(O)OOH + O(2), k(3a)/k(3) = 0.38 +/- 0.13; --> CH(3)C(O)OH + O(3), k(3b)/k(3) = 0.12 +/- 0.04; --> CH(3)C(O)O + OH + O(2), k(3c)/k(3) = 0.43 +/- 0.10: HOCH(2)O(2) + HO(2)--> HCOOH + H(2)O + O(2), k(17b)/k(17) = 0.30 +/- 0.06; --> HOCH(2)O + OH + O(2), k(17c)/k(17) = 0.20 +/- 0.05. The results therefore provide strong evidence for significant participation of the radical-forming channels of these reactions, with the branching ratio for the title reaction being in good agreement with the value reported in one previous study. As part of this work, the kinetics of the reaction of Cl atoms with phenol (reaction (14)) have also been investigated. The rate coefficient was determined relative to the rate coefficient for the reaction of Cl with CH(3)OH, during the photolysis of mixtures of Cl(2), phenol and CH(3)OH, in either N(2) or air at 296 K and 760 Torr. A value of k(14) = (1.92 +/- 0.17) x 10(-10) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) was determined from the experiments in N(2), in agreement with the literature. In air, the apparent rate coefficient was about a factor of two lower, which is interpreted in terms of regeneration of phenol from the product phenoxy radical, C(6)H(5)O, possibly via its reaction with HO(2).