Dual-level direct dynamics studies for the reactions of OH radical with bromine-substituted ethanes

The dynamic properties of the multichannel hydrogen abstraction reactions of CH(3)CH(2)Br + OH --> products and CH(3)CHBr(2) + OH --> products are studied by dual-level direct dynamics method. For each reaction, three reaction channels, one for alpha-hydrogen abstraction and two for beta-hydrogen abstractions, have been identified. The minimum energy paths (MEPs) of both the reactions are calculated at the Becke's half-and-half (BH&H)-Lee-Yang-Parr (LYP)/6-311G(d, p) level and the energy profiles along the MEPs are further refined with interpolated single-point energies (ISPE) method at the G2M(RCC5)//BH&H-LYP level. There are complexes with energies less than those of the reactants or products located at the entrance or exit channels, which indicates that the reactions may proceed via an indirect mechanism. By canonical variational transition-state theory (CVT) the rate constants are calculated incorporating the small-curvature tunneling (SCT) correction in the temperature range of 220-2000 K. The agreement of the rate constants with available experimental values for two reactions is good in the measured temperature range. The calculated results show that alpha-hydrogen abstraction channel is the major reaction pathway in the lower temperature for two reactions, while the contribution of beta-hydrogen abstraction will increase with the increase in temperature.     

Theoretical study on the reactions of trimethylsilane with chlorine and bromine atoms

Theoretical studies are carried out on the multi-channel reactions of SiH(CH₃)₃ with Cl (reaction 1, R1) and Br atoms (R2) by direct dynamics method. The minimum energy path is calculated at the MP2/6-31+G(d,p) level, and energetic information is further refined by the MC-QCISD (single-point) method. The rate constants for individual reaction channels, R1a, R1b-in, R1b-out, R1c, R1d, R2a, R2b-in, R2b-out, R2c, and R2d, are calculated by the improved canonical variational transition state theory with small-curvature tunneling correction over the temperature range 200–1,500 K. The theoretical three-parameter expressions k ₁ (T) = 6.30 × 10⁻¹⁵ T ^1.36exp(704.94/T) and k ₂ (T) = 9.41 × 10⁻²⁶ T ^4.89exp(−1,033.80/T) cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹ are given. Our calculations indicate that reaction channels R1c and R2c are the major channel.     

Dual-level direct dynamics studies for the reactions of dimethyl ether with hydrogen atom and methyl radical

The dual-level direct dynamics approach is employed to study the dynamics of the CH(3)OCH(3) + H (R1) and CH(3)OCH(3) + CH(3) (R2) reactions. Low-level calculations of the potential energy surface are carried out at the MP2/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory. High-level energetic information is obtained at the QCISD(T) level of theory with the 6-311+G(3df,3pd) basis set. The dynamics calculations are performed using variational transition state theory (VTST) with the interpolated single-point energies (ISPE) method, and small-curvature tunneling (SCT) is included. It is shown that the reaction of CH(3)OCH(3) with H (R1) may proceed much easier and with a lower barrier height than the reaction with CH(3) radical (R2). The calculated rate constants and activation energies are in good agreement with the experimental values. The calculated rate constants are fitted to k(R1) = 1.16 x 10(-19) T(3) exp(-1922/T) and k(R2) = 1.66 x 10(-28) T(5) exp(-3086/T) cm(3) mol(-1) s(-1) over a temperature range 207-2100 K. Furthermore, a small variational effect and large tunneling effect in the lower temperature range are found for the two reactions.     

The dynamics of reaction of Cl atoms with tetramethylsilane

Rotational state distributions and state-selected CM-frame angular distributions were measured for HCl (v' = 0, j') products from the reaction of Cl-atoms with tetramethylsilane (TMS) under single collision conditions at a collision energy, E(coll), of 8.2 +/- 2.0 kcal mol(-1). The internal excitation of these products was very low with only 2% of the total energy available partitioned into HCl rotation. A transition state with a quasi-linear C-H-Cl moiety structure was computed and used to explain this finding. A backward peaking differential cross section was also reported together with a product translational energy (T') distribution with a maximum at T' approximately E(coll). This scattering behaviour is accounted for by reactions proceeding through a tight transition state on a highly skewed potential energy surface, which favours collisions at low impact parameters with a strong kinematic constraint on the internal excitation of the products. The large Arrhenius pre-exponential factor previously reported for this reaction is reconciled with the tight differential scattering observed in our study by considering the large size of the TMS molecule.     

Pulse radiolysis studies of the reactions of bromine atoms and dimethyl sulfoxide–bromine atom complexes with alcohols

Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)–Br complexes were generated by pulse radiolysis of DMSO/bromomethane mixtures and the formation mechanism and spectral characteristics of the formed complexes were investigated in detail. The rate constant for the reaction of bromine atoms with DMSO and the extinction coefficient of the complex were obtained to be 4.6×10⁹ M⁻¹ s⁻¹ and 6300 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹ at the absorption maximum of 430 nm. Rate constants for the reaction of bromine atoms with a series of alcohols were determined in CBrCl₃ solutions applying a competitive kinetic method using the DMSO–Br complex as the reference system. The obtained rate constants were ∼10⁸ M⁻¹ s⁻¹, one or two orders larger than those reported for highly polar solvents. Rate constants of DMSO–Br complexes with alcohols were determined to be ∼ 10⁷ M⁻¹ s⁻¹. A comparison of the reactivities of Br atoms and DMSO–Br complexes with those of chlorine atoms and chlorine atom complexes which are ascribed to hydrogen abstracting reactants strongly indicates that hydrogen abstraction from alcohols is not the rate determining step in the case of Br atoms and DMSO–Br complexes.     

Dual-level direct dynamics studies on the reaction Cl + CHBr(2)Cl

Theoretical investigations are carried out on the multichannel reaction CHBr(2)Cl + Cl by means of direct dynamics methods. The minimum energy path (MEP) is obtained at the BH&H-LYP/6-311G(d,p) level, and energetic information is further refined at the CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2df,2p) (single-point) level. The rate constants for three reaction channels, H-abstraction, Br-abstraction, and Cl-abstraction, are calculated by using the improved canonical variational transition state theory (ICVT) incorporating with the small-curvature tunneling (SCT) correction. The theoretical overall rate constants are in good agreement with the available experimental data and are found to be k=2.58 x 10(-15) T(1.18) exp(-861.17/T) cm(3)molecule(-1)s(-1) over the temperature range 200--2400 K. For the title reaction, H-abstraction reaction channel is the major channel at the lower temperatures, while as the temperature increases, the contribution of Br-abstraction reaction channel should be taken into account. At 2180 K, the rate constants of these two pathways are equal. Cl-abstraction reaction channel is minor channel over the whole temperature region.     

Theoretical studies on the reactions of hydroxyl radicals with trimethylsilane and tetramethylsilane

The multiple-channel reactions OH + SiH(CH₃)₃ → products (R1) and the single-channel reaction OH + Si(CH₃)₄ → Si(CH₃)₃CH₂ + H₂O (R2) have been studied by means of the direct dynamics method at the BMC-CCSD//MP2/6-311+G(2d,2p) level. The optimized geometries, frequencies and minimum energy path are all obtained at the MP2/6-311+G(2d,2p) levels, and energy information is further refined by the BMC-CCSD (single-point) level. The rate constants for every reaction channels are calculated by canonical variational transition states theory (CVT) with small-curvature tunneling (SCT) contributions over the temperature range 200–2,000 K. The theoretical total rate constants are in good agreement with the available experimental data, and the three-parameter expression k ₁ = 2.53×10⁻²¹ T ^3.14 exp(1, 352.86/T), k ₂ = 6.00 × 10⁻¹⁹ T ^2.54 exp(−106.11/T) (in unit of cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹) over the temperature range 200–2,000 K are given. Our calculations indicate that at the low temperature range, for reaction R1, H-abstraction is favored for the SiH group, while the abstraction from the CH₃ group is a minor channel. Electronic Supplementary Material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Theoretical studies and rate constants calculation for the reactions of acetone with fluorine and bromine atoms

Theoretical investigations are carried out on the multichannel reactions CH₃COCH₃ + F (R1) and CH₃COCH₃ + Br (R2) by means of direct dynamics methods. The minimum energy path (MEP) is obtained at the MP2/6-31 + G(d,p) level, and energetic information is further refined at the MC-QCISD (single-point) level. The rate constants are calculated by the improved canonical variational transition-state theory (ICVT) with the small-curvature tunneling (SCT) contributions in a wide temperature range 200–1,500 K for the title reactions, H-abstraction channel is favored for the two reactions. The theoretical overall rate constants are in good agreement with the available experimental data and are found to be k _1a  = 3.22 × 10⁻¹⁵ T ^1.51exp(1,190.91/T) cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹, k ₂  = 5.95 × 10⁻¹⁸ T ^1.98exp(−4,622.45/T) cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹. Furthermore, the rate constants of reaction Cl + CH₃COCH₃ (R3) calculated in the other paper are added to discuss the reactivity trend of different halogen reaction with acetone on the rate constants of this class of hydrogen abstraction reactions.     

DFT and ab initio direct dynamics studies on the hydrogen abstraction reactions of chlorine atoms with CH(4-n)F(n) (n = 1-3)

A direct dynamics study is carried out for the hydrogen abstraction reactions Cl + CH(4-n)F(n) (n = 1-3) in the temperature range of 200-1,000 K. The minimum energy paths (MEPs) of these reactions are calculated at the BH&H-LYP/6-311G(d,p) level, and the energies along the MEPs are further refined at the QCISD(T)/6-311+G(2df,2p) and QCISD(T)/6-311+G(d,p) (single-point) level. The rate constants obtained by using the improved canonical variational transition state theory incorporating small-curvature tunneling correction (ICVT/SCT) are in good agreement with the available experimental results. It is shown that the vibrational adiabatic potential energy curves for these reactions have two barriers, a situation similar to the analogous reactions CH(3)X+Cl (X=Cl, Br). The theoretical results show that for the title reactions the variational effect should not be neglected over the whole considered temperature range, while the small-curvature tunneling effect is only important in the lower temperature range. The effects of fluorine substitution on the rate of this kind of reactions are also examined.     

Rate coefficients for the reactions of chlorine atoms with methanol and acetaldehyde

Rate coefficients have been measured for the reactions of Cl atoms with methanol (k₁) and acetaldehyde (k₂) using both absolute (laser photolysis with resonance fluorescence) and relative rate methods at 295 ± 2 K. The measured rate coefficients were (units of 10⁻¹¹ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹): absolute method, k₁ = (5.1 ± 0.4), k₂ = (7.3 ± 0.7); relative method k₁ = (5.6 ± 0.6), k₂ = (8.4 ± 1.0). Based on a critical evaluation of the literature data, the following rate coefficients are recommended: k₁ = (5.4 ± 0.9) × 10⁻¹¹ and k₂ = (7.8 ± 1.3) × 10⁻¹¹ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹ (95% confidence limits). The results significantly improve the confidence in the database for reactions of Cl atoms with these oxygenated organics. Rate coefficients were also measured for the reactions of Cl₂ with CH₂OH, k₅ = (2.9 ± 0.6) × 10⁻¹¹ and CH₃CO, k₆ = (4.3 ± 1.5) × 10⁻¹¹ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹, by observing the regeneration of Cl atoms in the absence of O₂. Based on these results and those from a previous relative rate study, the rate coefficient for CH₃CO + O₂ at the high pressure limit is estimated to be (5.7 ± 1.9) × 10⁻¹² cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 31: 776–784, 1999     

Reaction of chlorine with bromine

Different possible mechanisms for the gas phase reaction of formation of bromine chloride from bromine and chlorine are discussed. The rate of the reaction has been deduced from photometric measurements in conventional static reactors of surface-to-volume ratio ranging between 0.6 and 3 cm^?1, at temperatures between 51 and 113°C. Experimental data show that (1) the observed reaction is predominantly heterogeneous, and (2) the homogeneous reaction must proceed by an atomic chain mechanism initiated by Br atoms.     

Ab initio direct dynamics studies on the reactions of chlorine atom with CH3-nFnCH2OH (n = 1-3)

The hydrogen abstraction reactions of Cl atom with a series of fluorinated alcohols, i.e., CH(3-n)F(n)CH(2)OH + Cl (n = 1-3) (R1-R3) have been studied systematically by ab initio direct dynamics method and the canonical variational transition state theory (CVT). The potential energy surface information is calculated at the MP2/6-311G(d,p) level. Energies along the minimum energy paths are improved by a series of single-point calculations at the higher modified GAUSSIAN-2 (G2M) level of theory. Theoretical analysis shows that three kinds of hydrogen atoms can be abstracted from the reactants CH(2)FCH(2)OH and CHF(2)CH(2)OH, and for CF(3)CH(2)OH, two possible pathways are found. The rate constants for each reaction channel are evaluated by CVT with the small-curvature tunneling correction (SCT) over a wide range of temperature from 200 to 2000 K. The calculated CVT/SCT rate constants are in good agreement with the available experimental values for the reactions CHF(2)CH(2)OH + Cl and CF(3)CH(2)OH + Cl. However, for the reaction CH(2)FCH(2)OH + Cl, there is negative temperature dependence below 500 K, which is different from the experimental fitted. It is shown that in the low temperature ranges, the three reactions all proceed predominantly via H-abstraction from the methylene positions, and with the increase of the temperature the H-abstraction channels from the fluorinated-methyl positions should be taken into account, while the H-abstraction channels from the hydroxyl groups are negligible over the whole temperature ranges. Also, the reactivity decreases substantially with fluorine substitution at the methyl position of alcohol.     

Dual-level direct dynamics studies on the hydrogen abstraction reactions of fluorine atoms with CF<Subscript>3</Subscript>CH<Subscript>2</Subscript>X(X=F,Cl)

The kinetic properties of the hydrogen abstraction reactions of CF₃CH₂F + F → CF₃CHF + HF (R1) and CF₃CH₂Cl + F → CF₃CHCl + HF (R2) have been studied by dual-level direct dynamics method. Optimized geometries and frequencies of all the stationary points and extra points along the minimum-energy path (MEP) were obtained at the B3LYP/6-311 + G(2d,2p) level. Two complexes with energies less than that of the reactants were located in the reactant side of each reaction. The energy profiles were further refined with the interpolated single-point energies (ISPE) method at the G3(MP2) level of theory. Using canonical variational transition state theory (CVT) with the small-curvature tunneling correction (SCT) method, the rate constants were evaluated over a wide temperature range of 200–2,000 K. Our calculations have shown that C–H bond activity decreases when one hydrogen atom of CF₃CH₃ is substituted by a fluorine atom, than when substituted with a chlorine atom. This is in good agreement with the experimental results.     

Kinetic isotope effects in the reactions of bromine atoms with CH4 and CD4

The competitive reactions of Br atoms with CH₄ and CD₄ were studied over the temperature range of 562° to 637°K. Over this temperature interval, the kinetic isotope effect, k_H/k_D, varied from 3.05 to 2.47 for the reactions The rate constant ratio k_H/k_D, expressed in Arrhenius form, was found to equal (1.10 ± 0.05) exp (1030 ± 60/RT). A comparison is presented between the experimental result and the result obtained theoretically from absolute rate theory using the London-Eyring-Polanyi-Sato (LEPS) method of constructing the potential energy surface of the reaction. The agreement between theory and experiment is very poor, and this is believed to arise from the highly unsymmetrical nature of the potential energy surface involved in these reactions. A comparison is also presented between the k_H/k_D values obtained in the Br + CH₄–CD₄ experiments and the available data on the corresponding Cl + CH₄–CD₄ reactions.     

Simultaneous direct microdetermination of chlorine,bromine and iodine in organic compounds

Summary A new method for the separate microdetermination of chlorine, bromine and iodine present together in an organic compound is described. A 3–5 mg sample is burnt in an oxygen flask and the products are absorbed in an alkaline solution of hydrazine. Iodide with dichromate and then bromide with permanganate are oxidized to free halogen which is removed, absorbed in alkaline solution of hydrazine and reduced again to halide, while chloride remains in the original solution. The separated halides are then titrated potentiometrically with 0.01N AgNO₃ by using a sulfide ion-selective indicator electrode and a double-junction reference electrode. Accurate results within ±0.27% are obtained in the separate determination of iodine, bromine and chlorine; the corresponding standard deviations are 0.138, 0.144 and 0.159%, resp. Without weighing the sample, determination of the atomic ratios IBrCl in organic compounds is also possible. Of course, this method can be applied to the analysis of halide mixtures.

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Gleichzeitige direkte Mikrobestimmung von Chlor, Brom und Jod in organischen Verbindungen

Zusammenfassung Eine neue Methode zur Mikrobestimmung von Chlor, Brom und Jod nebeneinander in organischen Verbindungen wurde beschrieben. Die Einwaage (3–5 mg) wird in einem Sauerstoffkolben verbrannt. Die Produkte werden in alkalischer Hydrazinlösung absorbiert. Jodid und dann Bromid werden mit Bichromat bzw. Permanganat oxydiert und die entsprechenden freien Halogene entfernt, in alkalischer Hydrazinlösung absorbiert und wieder zu Halogenid reduziert, während Chlorid in der ursprünglichen Lösung verbleibt. Die einzelnen Halogenide werden dann potentiometrisch mit 0,01N AgNO₃ unter Verwendung einer suifidionenselektiven Indikatorelektrode und einer Double-junction-Referenzelektrode titriert. Resultate innerhalb ±0,27% werden bei der Bestimmung von Jod, Brom und Chlor erhalten; die entsprechenden Standardabweichungen sind 0,138, 0,144 bzw. 0,159%. Bei der Analyse einer ungewogenen Substanzmenge ist die Bestimmung der Atomverhältnisse JBrCl in organischen Verbindungen ebenfalls möglich. Diese Methode ist selbstverständlich auf die Analyse von Halogenidgemischen anwendbar.

     

Rates and mechanisms for the reactions of chlorine atoms with iodoethane and 2-iodopropane

The reaction of Cl atoms with iodoethane has been studied via a combination of laser flash photolysis/resonance fluorescence (LFP-RF), environmental chamber/Fourier transform (FT)IR, and quantum chemical techniques. Above 330 K, the flash photolysis data indicate that the reaction proceeds predominantly via hydrogen abstraction. The following Arrhenius expressions (in units of cm3 molecule(-1) s(-1)) apply over the temperature range 334-434 K for reaction of Cl with CH3CH2I (k4(H)) and CD3CD2I (k4(D)): k4(H) = (6.53 +/- 3.40) x 10(-11) exp[-(428 +/- 206)/T] and k4(D) = (2.21 +/- 0.44) x 10(-11) exp[-(317 +/- 76)/T]. At room temperature and below, the reaction proceeds both via hydrogen abstraction and via reversible formation of an iodoethane/Cl adduct. Analysis of the LFP-RF data yields a binding enthalpy (0 K) for CD3CD2I x Cl of 57 +/- 10 kJ mol(-1). Calculations using density functional theory show that the adduct is characterized by a C-I-Cl bond angle of 84.5 degrees; theoretical binding enthalpies of 38.2 kJ/mol, G2'[ECP(S)], and 59.0 kJ mol(-1), B3LYP/ECP, are reasonably consistent with the experimentally derived result. Product studies conducted in the environmental chamber show that hydrogen abstraction from both the -CH2I and -CH3 groups occur to a significant extent and also provide evidence for a reaction of the CH3CH2I x Cl adduct with CH3CH2I, leading to CH3CH2Cl formation. Complementary environmental chamber studies of the reaction of Cl atoms with 2-iodopropane, CH3CHICH3, are also presented. As determined by relative rate methods, the reaction proceeds with an effective rate coefficient, k6, of (5.0 +/- 0.6) x 10(-11) cm3 molecule(-1) s(-1) at 298 K. Product studies indicate that this reaction also occurs via two abstraction channels (from the CH3 groups and from the -CHI- group) and via reversible adduct formation.     

Reactivity of vibrationally excited methane molecules in reactions with chlorine atoms

At 148–298 K, the rate constant for the reaction of methane molecules excited into bending vibration with atomic chlorine does not exceed by more than 30 times the corresponding constant for methane in thermal equilibrium. Consequently, at low temperatures and thermal equilibrium the reaction of methane with atomic chlorine proceeds through the vibrational ground state of methane.

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Kinetic mechanism of the hydrogen abstraction reactions of the chlorine atoms with CH3CF2Cl and CH3CFCl2: a dual level direct dynamics study

The mechanisms of the reactions: CH(3)CFCl(2) + Cl (R1) and CH(3)CF(2)Cl + Cl (R2) are studied over a wide temperature range (200-3000 K) using the dual-level direct dynamics method. The minimum energy path calculation is carried out at the MP2/6-311G(d,p) and B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) levels, and energetic information is further refined by the G3(MP2) theory. The H-abstraction from the out-of-plane for (R1) is the major reaction channel, while the in-plane H-abstraction is the predominant route of (R2). The canonical variational transition-state theory (CVT) with the small-curvature tunneling (SCT) correction method is used to calculate the rate constants. Using group-balanced isodesmic reactions and hydrogenation reactions as working chemical reactions, the standard enthalpies of formation for CH(3)CFCl(2), CH(3)CF(2)Cl, CH(2)CFCl(2), and CH(2)CF(2)Cl are evaluated at the CCSD(T)/6-311 + G(3df,2p)//MP2/6-311G(d,p) level of theory. The results indicate that the substitution of fluorine atom for the chlorine atom leads to a decrease in the C-H bond reactivity with a small increase in reaction enthalpies. Also, for all reaction pathways the variational effect is small and the SCT effect is only important in the lower temperature range on the rate constants.     

Theoretical studies on the reactions of acetone with chlorine atom and methyl radical

Theoretical investigations are carried out on the reaction multi-channel CH₃COCH₃ + Cl (R1) and CH₃ COCH₃ + CH₃ (R2) by means of direct dynamics methods. The minimum energy path (MEP) is obtained at the MP2/6-31 + G(d,p) level, and energetic information is further refined at the BMC–CCSD (single-point) level. The rate constants are calculated by the improved canonical variational transition state theory (ICVT) with the small-curvature tunneling (SCT) correction in a wide temperature range 200–3,000 K. The theoretical overall rate constants are in good agreement with the available experimental data and are found to be k ₁ = 3.08 × 10⁻¹⁷ T ^2.03exp(−32.96/T) and k ₂ = 1.61 × 10⁻²³ T ^3.53 exp(−3969.51/T) cm³molecule⁻¹s⁻¹. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.