Product formation from the reaction of the NO3 radical with isoprene and rate constants for the reactions of methacrolein and methyl vinyl ketone with the NO3 radical

Using a relative rate method, rate constants for the gas-phase reactions of the NO₃ radical with methacrolein and methyl vinyl ketone were determined to be (4.4 ± 1.7) × 10⁻¹⁵ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹ and <6 × 10⁻¹⁶ cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively, at 296 ± 2 K. The molar formation yields of methacrolein and methyl vinyl ketone from the gas-phase reaction of the NO₃ radical with isoprene at 296 ± 2 K and atmospheric pressure of air were measured to be 0.035 ± 0.014 each. The tropospheric implications of these kinetic and product data are discussed, and it is concluded that the nighttime NO₃ radical reactions with methacrolein and methyl vinyl ketone are not important. However, during nighttime the formation of methacrolein and methyl vinyl ketone from the reaction of isoprene with the NO₃ radical may dominate over their formation from the O₃ reaction with isoprene. Atmospheric pressure ionization tandem mass spectrometry (API-MS/MS) was used to investigate the products of the reactions of the NO₃ radical with isoprene and isoprene-d₈, and C₅-nitrooxycarbonyl(s) (e.g., O₂NOCH₂C(CH₃) (DOUBLEBOND) CHCHO), C₅-hydroxynitrate(s) (e.g., O₂NOCH₂C(CH₃)(DOUBLEBOND) CHCH₂OH), C₅-nitrooxyhydroperoxide(s) (e.g., O₂NOCH₂C(CH₃)(DOUBLEBOND) CHCH₂OOH), and C₅-hydroxycarbonyl(s) (e.g., HOCH₂CH(DOUBLEBOND) C(CH₃)CHO) and their deuterated analogs were observed from these reactions. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Linear-Reactor-IR.-Matrix and Microwave Spectroscopy of the System O3/NO2/(Z)-2-Butene

Investigation of the formation of complex reaction products in the gas-phase system O₃/NO₂/(Z)-2-butene by combination of linear reactors with IR. matrix and microwave Stark Spectroscopy is reported. Besides the polyatomic products observed earlier in the gas-phase ozonolysis of (Z)-2-butene, the following products were identified; N₂O₅, HNO₃, HNO₄, CH₃NO₂, CH₃ONO, CH₃COONO₂ and CH₃COO₂NO₂ (peroxyacetyl nitrate, PAN). Matrix IR. spectra of N₂O₅, HNO₃. CH₃COONO, CH₃COONO₂ required for reference purposes are presented. It is shown that PAN-formation occurs already in the absence of light. A reaction scheme is proposed for explanation of the observed complex NO_x-containing products, which assumes methyldioxirane as a central intermediate. Particular reaction steps of the scheme will be discussed, including thermochemical estimates of reaction enthalpies.     

FTIR spectroscopic studies of the CH3S + NO2 reaction under atmospheric conditions

Product studies using FTIR absorption spectrometry have been performed in a 420 xxx reaction chamber on the 254 nm photolysis of mixtures containing CH₃SSCH₃ and NO₂ at ppm concentrations in 760 Torr of O₂/N₂ diluent. The results indicate that the CH₃S radicals formed by photolysis of CH₃SSCH₃ react primarily with NO₂, forming CH₃SO and NO. In the presence of O₂ an unstable intermediate whose IR absorption spectrum resembles a peroxynitrate compound is observed. The intermediate has been tentatively assigned to methyl sulfinyl peroxynitrate, CH₃S(O)OONO₂. Other products include SO₂, CH₃SNO, CH₃SNO₂, CH₃NO₃, CH₃SO₃H, and HCHO.     

Computational study of the reaction of the methylsulfonyl radical,CH3S(O)2, with NO2

The mechanism of the reaction between the methylsulfonyl radical, CH₃S(O)₂, and NO₂ is examined using density functional theory and ab initio calculations. Two stable association intermediates, CH₃SNO₂ and CH₃S(O)ONO, may be formed through the attack of the nitrogen or the oxygen atom of NO₂ radical to the S atom. Interisomerization and decomposition of these intermediates are investigated using high level energy methods and specifically, CCSD(T), CBS‐QB3, and G3//B3LYP. The computational investigation indicates that the lowest energy reaction pathway leads to the products CH₃S(O)₃ + NO, through the decomposition of the most stable association adduct CH₃S(O)ONO. This result fully supports the relevant assumption of Ray et al. (Ray et al., J. Phys. Chem. 1996, 100, 8895], on which the experimental evaluation of the rate constant was based, namely that CH₃S(O)₃ + NO are the most probable products of the reaction CH₃S(O)₂ + NO₂. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Photolysis of dimethylnitrosamine in the gas phase

Photodecomposition of dimethylnitrosamine in the gas phase ( ～ 1 Torr) has been investigated following irradiation into the S₁ (nπ*) ← S₀ (363.5 nm) and S₂ (ππ*) ← S₀ (248.1 nm) transitions at room temperature. With a quantum yield of unity, excitation into the S₁ state yields the fragments (CH₃)₂N? and NO which then recombine leaving no photoproducts. The addition of O₂ results in only one photoproduct, (CH₃)₂NNO₂. Irradiating into the S₂ state, the products CH₂?N? CH₃, (CH₂?N? CH₃)₃, CH₂?NOH, N₂O, NO, H₂, and N₂ were identified by capillary gas chromatography mass spectrometry. In the presence of N₂ as a buffer gas the photoproducts are only CH₂?N? CH₃, (CH₂?N? CH₃)₃, N₂O, and H₂. For both excitation conditions a mechanism is proposed involving cleavage of the N, N-bond as the main primary photolytic process.     

Anilinolysis of nitro‐substituted diphenyl ethers in acetonitrile: The effect of some ortho‐substituents on the mechanism of SNAr reactions

Rate data are reported for the reactions of a series of X‐phenyl 2,4,6‐trinitrophenyl ethers 1a–e [X = H, 4‐NO₂, 2‐NO₂, 2,4‐(NO₂)₂, or 2,6‐(NO₂)₂] with substituted anilines 2a–e [Y = H, 2‐CH₃, 2,4‐(CH₃)₂, 2,6‐(CH₃)₂, or N‐CH₃] in acetonitrile as solvent. For individual amine, kinetic data show that there is little steric hindrance to attack at the 1‐position of the parent molecules, even in the presence of di‐ortho substitution. With each substrate, however, there is evidence for significant steric interactions; such effects leading to rate retardation were very severe for 2,6‐dimethylaniline 2d (2,6‐(CH₃)₂) and N‐methylaniline 2e (Y = N‐CH₃), the deactivating effect of N‐CH₃ in most cases is slightly higher than that of 2,6‐(CH₃)₂. However, the reactions with 2e are base catalyzed whereas those of 2d are not. The corresponding reactions with aniline 2a (Y = H) and mono‐ortho methyl‐substituted aniline 2b (Y = CH₃) are wholly base catalyzed. Only with the dinitro substrates, an uncatalyzed reaction is observed and when X = 2,6‐(NO₂)₂ this pathway takes all the reaction flux. A rationale is provided for the dichotomy of amine effects observed in this investigation. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 42: 37–49, 2010     

Long path-FTIR studies of some atmospheric reactions involving CF3OO and CF3O radicals

In attempts to obtain kinetic and mechanistic data required for an assessment of atmospheric fate of alternative halocarbons containing a CF₃ group, reactions of the key free radical intermediates CF₃OO and CF₃O with several atmospheric compounds (i.e., NO, NO₂, alkanes and alkenes) have been studied at 297 ± 2 K in 700 torr of air. Experiments employed the long path-FTIR spectroscopic method for product analysis and the visible (400 nm) photolysis of CF₃NO → CF₃ + NO as a source for the precursor radical CF₃. Numerous labile and stable F-containing molecular products have been characterized based on kinetic and spectroscopic data obtained at sufficiently short photolysis time (≤1 min) to minimize heterogeneous decay on the reactor walls. Major new findings have been made for the reactions involving CF₃O radicals. The behavior of CF₃O radicals has been shown to be markedly different from that of CH₃O radicals, i.e., (1) O₂-reaction: no evidence for the F-atom transfer reaction CF₃O + O₂ → CF₂ O + FOO; (2) NO-reaction: addition reaction CH₃O + NO (+M) → CH₃ONO (+M), but F-transfer reaction CF₃O + NO → CF₂O + FNO; (3) NO₂-reaction: addition reaction for both radicals, but F-transfer reaction CF₃ + NO₂ → CF₂O + FNO₂ to a minor extent; (4) alkane-reaction: much faster H-abstraction by CF₃O, comparable to HO; (5) alkene-reaction: much faster addition reaction of CF₃O, comparable to HO. These results are summarized in this paper.     

Reactions of the nitrate radical with a series of reduced organic sulphur compounds in air

A 480 L evacuable reaction chamber, equipped with FT-IR spectroscopy on-line and ion chromatography off-line, has been used to study the gas phase reaction between the nitrate radical, NO₃, and the reduced organic sulphur compounds CH₃CH₂SH, (CH₃CH₂)₂S, (CH₃CH₂)₂S₂, and CH₃CH₂SCH₃ in air. The products CH₃CH₂SO₃H, SO₂, H₂SO₄, CH₃CHO, and CH₃CH₂ONO₂ were identified and quantified in the reactions of the first three compounds, CH₃CH₂SH, (CH₃CH₂)₂S, and (CH₃CH₂)₂S₂. The reaction products were CH₃CH₂SO₃H, CH₃SO₃H, SO₂, H₂SO₄, CH₃CHO, and CH₂O in the reaction of CH₃CH₂SCH₃. On the basis of identified reaction products and intermediates observed in the infrared spectra, mechanisms are proposed for the reactions between the NO₃ radical and the four reduced organic sulphur compounds. The results of this study, together with those from previous experiments performed in this laboratory on CH₃SCH₃, CH₃SH, and CH₃SSCH₃ lead to the conclusion that all these species, in the reaction with the NO₃ radical, follow a similar degradation mechanism producing SO₂, H₂SO₄, R? SO₃H, R? CHO, and R? CH₂ONO₂, as the main reaction products. The inital step of the reaction of NO₃ with R? S? R and R? S? H type (R = CH₃, CH₂CH₃) reduced organic sulphur compounds was found to be H-atom abstraction, probably after the formation of an initial adduct. For the reaction between NO₃ and R? S? S? R type compounds, evidence for an addition-decomposition reaction, as the initial steps, was obtained. R? S·, R? S(O)·, and R? S(O)₂· appear to be formed as intermediates in all the reactions. © John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Electrochemistry of Nitrated N‐Confused Free‐Base Tetraaryl‐Porphyrins in Nonaqueous Media

Four nitrated N‐confused free‐base tetraarylporphyrins were synthesized and characterized by electrochemistry and spectroelectrochemistry in nonaqueous media. The examined compounds are represented as NO₂(Ar)₄NcpH₂, where NO₂(Ar)₄Ncp is the dianion of a tetraaryl N‐confused porphyrin with an inner carbon bound NO₂ group and Ar is a p‐CH₃OPh, p‐CH₃Ph, Ph or p‐ClPh substituent on each meso‐position of the macrocycle. UV/Vis spectra and NMR spectroscopy data indicate that the same form of the porphyrin exists in CH₂Cl₂ and DMF which is unlike the case of non‐NO₂ N‐confused porphyrins. The Soret band of NO₂(Ar)₄NcpH₂ exhibits a 30–36 nm red‐shift in CH₂Cl₂ and DMF as compared to the spectrum of the non‐NO₂ N‐confused porphyrins. The first two reductions and first oxidation of NO₂(Ar)₄NcpH₂ are reversible in CH₂Cl₂ containing 0.1 M TBAP. The measured HOMO–LUMO gap averages 1.65 V in CH₂Cl₂ and 1.53 V in DMF, with both values being similar to those of the non‐NO₂ substituted compounds. The nitro group on the inverted pyrrole is itself not reduced within the negative potential limit of CH₂Cl₂ or DMF, but its presence significantly affects both the UV/Vis spectra and redox potentials.     

Synthesis and Structure of Cyclic Selenium Oxide SeVISe2IVO7

Nitromethane is the only presently known organic solvent for highly reactive selenium trioxide (SeO₃)₄. The stability of the solutions is limited and the beginning of the reaction between both components depends significantly on concentration and temperature. The nitromethane solvate of cyclic triselenium heptoxide Se₃O₇ · CH₃NO₂ is the major solid product at the temperature 20–30°C and concentration range 3–20% SeO₃. Crystal and molecular structure of this compound was determined by X-ray structure analysis and vibrational spectroscopy. The solvating molecule CH₃NO₂ is removable from Se₃O₇ · CH₃NO₂ in vacuo. If reaction temperature does not exceed 10°C, selenium pentoxide (Se₂O₅)_n is formed instead of Se₃O₇ · CH₃NO₂. Dinitrosyl triselenate (NO)₂Se₃O₁₀, nitrosyl hydrogendiselenate NOHSe₂O₇, nitrosyl hydrogenselenate NOHSeO₄, nitrosyl hydrogenselenatoselenite NOHSe₂O₆ and selenium dioxide (SeO₂)_n were further identified in the solid reaction products. The selenic and/or oligoselenic acids remains in the nitromethane solution. CO₂ and N₂O₃ were found as gaseous products.     

Synthese von Fluoro-λ5-monophosphazenen und Fluoro-1, 3-diaza-2λ5, 4λ5-diphosphetidinen mittels der Staudinger-Reaktion

Synthesis of Fluoro-λ⁵-monophosphazenes and Fluoro-1,3-diaza-2λ⁵,4λ⁵-diphosphetidines by Means of the Staudinger Reaction 35 Tetrafluoro- and 2 difluorodiaza-diphosphetidines as well as 4 difluoro- and 30 monofluoro-λ⁵-monophosphazenes were prepared by the Staudinger reaction between tervalent phosphorus fluorides, R_nPF_3?n (n = 1, 2; R = R₂N, (CH₂)₅N, O(CH₂)₄N, RO, (CH₂O)₂, alkyl, aryl) and phenylazides, X? C₆H₄N₃ (X = H, 4-CH₃, 4-Cl, 4-Br, 4-NO₂, 3-NO₂). PF₃ does not react with phenylazide The influence of substituents on the structure of the reaction products is discussed. Kinetic measurements allowed to determine the constants λ^P_I of the substituents (CH₂)₅N, O(CH₂)₄N and R(C₆H₅)N (R = CH₃, C₂H₅, n-C₄H₉).     

Kinetics and mechanism of the CF3 + NO2, reaction at T = 298 K

The rate constant for the CF₃ + NO₂ reaction (k₂) was measured at room temperature in the range of total pressures 300–600 torr. The measurements were performed using the ruby-laser-induced pulsed photodissociation of CF₃NO in the presence of NO and NO₂ in combination with time-resolved detection of the absorption of He(SINGLE BOND)Ne laser radiation by CF₃NO. The use of the CF₃ + NO reaction as a reference gives k₂ = (3.2 ± 0.7) × 10⁻¹¹ cm³/s. Analysis of the end products of the CF₃ + NO₂ reaction shows that the contribution of the association reaction channel, which leads to the formation of CF₃NO₂, is rather significant (about 30% total yield). A reaction mechanism is suggested to account for the products observed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 29: 203–208, 1997.     

The reduction of Ag(I) by α‐silylamines R2NCH2SiX3

The introduction of the organosilicon substituent into the α‐position of an amino group results in cardinal change of the amine reactivity irrespective of the coordination state of silicon. Amines R₂NCH₂SiX₃ [R = Me, Et, PhCH₂, CH₂SiX₃; SiX₃ = SiMe₃, Si(OEt)₃, Si(OCH₂CH₂)₃N] easily react with AgNO₃, to give the corresponding ammonium salts (R₂NH⁺ CH₂SiX₃)·NO₃^?. At the same time, Ag(I) is reduced to Ag(0). The interaction of N‐methyl‐N,N‐bis(silatranylmethyl)amine with AgNO₃ has been investigated by EPR spectroscopy. It was proven that the reaction involved a single electron transfer stage with the formation of cation radical of this amine. A mechanism of the reaction is proposed. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Structure-kinetics relationships of thermodestruction of some framework nitramines

Thermal decomposition of 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (HNIW, CL-20) and its oxa-analogs containing four and three nitramine fragments, in the gas phase and in solution predominantly follows the first order kinetics, whereas in the solid phase it proceeds with acceleration. Replacement of the two nitramine groups in the five-membered cycles of the molecule CL-20 by oxa groups practically does not affect the rate of decomposition of oxanitroderivatives in the solid phase. Substitution of the nitro group in one of oxa-nitroderivatives by R = H, NO, COCH₃, CH₂N(NO₂)CH₃ differently affects the rate of decomposition. For R = H the rate of decomposition increases; when R = COCH₃, CH₂N(NO₂)CH₃, it decreases; for R = NO, the rate of decomposition remains constant. For the studied compounds the activation parameters of thermal decomposition are determined in the solution, the gas phase, and the solid phase. In general, the reactivity of nitramines depends on the length of the weakest bond N-NO₂, which is affected by the conformation of the nitro group.     

Aminomethyl Transfer (Mannich) Reactions Between an O-Triethylsilylated Hemiaminal and Anilines,RnC6H5−nNH2 Leading to New Diamines,Triamines, Imines,or 1,3,5-Triazines Dependent upon Substituent R

The reactions of the Mannich reagent Et₃SiOCH₂NMe₂ ( 1 ) with a variety of anilines (mono-substituted RC₆H₄NH₂, R=H, 4-CN, 4-NO₂, 4-Ph, 4-Me, 4-MeO, 4-Me₂N; di-substituted R₂C₆H₃NH₂, R₂=3,5-(CH₃)₂, 3,5-(CF₃)₂; tri-substituted R₃C₆H₂NH₂, R₃=3,5-Me₂-4-Br and a “super bulky” aniline (Ar*NH₂) [Ar*=2,6-bis(diphenylmethyl)-4-tert-butylphenyl]) led to the formation of a range of products dependent upon the substituent. With electron-withdrawing substituents, previously unknown diamines, RC₆H₄NH(CH₂NMe₂) [R=CN ( 2 a ), NO₂ ( 2 b )] and R₂C₆H₃NH(CH₂NMe₂) [R₂=3,5-(CF₃)₂ ( 2 c) ] were formed. Further reaction of 2 a , b , c with 1 yielded the corresponding triamines RC₆H₄N(CH₂NMe₂)₂ (R=CN ( 3 a ), NO₂ ( 3 b ) and R₂C₆H₃N(CH₂NMe₂)₂, R₂=3,5-(CF₃)₂ ( 3 c ). The new polyamines were characterized by NMR spectroscopy, and for 2 a , 2 c _, and 3 c , by single crystal XRD. In the case of electron-donating groups, R=4-OMe, 4-NMe₂, 4-Me, 3,5-Me₂, 3,5-Me₂-4-Br, and for R=4-Ph, the reactions with 1 immediately led to the formation of the related 1,3,5-triazines, R=4-MeO ( 5 a ), 4-Me₂N ( 5 b ), 4-Me ( 5 c ), 3,5-Me₂ ( 5 d ), 3,5-Me₂-4-Br ( 5 e ), 4-Ph ( 5 f ), 4-Cl ( 5 g ). The “super bulky” aniline rapidly produced a single product, namely the corresponding imine Ar*N=CH₂ ( 4 ) which was also characterized by single crystal XRD. Imine 4 is both thermally and oxidatively stable. All reactions are very fast, thus based upon the presence of Si we are tempted to denote the reactions of 1 as examples of “Silick” chemistry.     

Multiphoton ionization and photodissociation of (NO)mArn clusters

Picosecond multiphoton ionization of (NO)_mAr_n clusters produced in a supersonic expansion of NO/Ar gas mixtures has been studied using time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Two-photon ionization with 266 nm photons show that dilute gas mixtures (1% NO/Ar) yield clusters limited to m≤7, but with as many as 37 argon atoms. Magic numbers are observed for NO⁺Ar₁₂, NO⁺Ar₁₈, (NO) ₂ ⁺ Ar₁₇, NO⁺Ar₂₂, and (NO) ₂ ⁺ Ar₂₁ and are understood in terms of solvation of the NO⁺ and (NO) ₂ ⁺ by argon in icosahedral arrangements. Four-photon ionization with 532 nm light produces dissociation of the clusters to yield only NO⁺Ar_n with n up to 54. This distribution exhibits an additional magic number at n=54, consistent with the completion of a second solvation sphere about the NO⁺. The known wavelength dependence for photodissociation of (NO) ₂ ⁺ and (NO) ₃ ⁺ and comparison of MPI spectra obtained with 266, 355, and 532 nm light indicate that the dissociation is occurring in the cluster ions.     

Zur solvensfreien Darstellung von Tetramethylammoniumsalzen: Synthese und Charakterisierung von [N(CH3)4]2[C2O4], [N(CH3)4][CO3(CH3)], [N(CH3)4][NO2], [N(CH3)4][CO2H] und [N(CH3)4][O2C(CH2)2CO2(CH3)]

Solvent-free Synthesis of Tetramethylammonium Salts: Synthesis and Characterization of [N(CH₃)₄]₂[C₂O₄], [N(CH₃)₄][CO₃CH₃], [N(CH₃)₄][NO₂], [N(CH₃)₄][CO₂H], and [N(CH₃)₄][O₂C(CH₂)₂CO₂CH₃] A general procedure to synthesize tetramethylammonium salts is presented. Several tetramethylammonium salts were prepared in a crystalline state by solvent-free reaction of trimethylamine and different methyl compounds at mild conditions: [N(CH₃)₄]₂[C₂O₄] (cubic; a = 1 114.8(3) pm), [N(CH₃)₄][CO₃CH₃] (P2₁/n; a = 813.64(3), b = 953.36(3), c = 1 131.3(4) pm, β = 90.03(1)°), [N(CH₃)₄][NO₂] (Pmmn; a = 821.2(4), b = 746.5(3), c = 551.5(2) pm), [N(CH₃)₄][CO₂H] (Pmmn; a = 792.8(7), b = 791.7(3), c = 563.3(4) pm) and [N(CH₃)₄][O₂C(CH₂)₂CO₂CH₃] (P2₁; a = 731.1(2), b = 826.4(3), c = 1 025.2(3) pm, β = 110.1(1)°). The tetramethylammonium salts were characterized by IR-spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The crystal structures of the methylcarbonate and the nitrite are described.     

Atmospheric degradation mechanisms of a simulant organophosphorus pesticide isopropyl methyl methylphosphonate: A theoretical consideration

Calculations using density functional theory were performed to explore the mechanisms for atmospheric degradation of isopropyl methyl methylphosphonate (IMMP). The potential energy surface profiles for OH‐initiated reaction of IMMP were constructed, and all possible degradation channels were considered. Rate constants were further calculated using transition state theory. It was established from these calculations that H‐abstractions from alkyl groups have much lower energy barriers than substitutions of alkoxyl groups, and four possible H‐abstraction channels are competitive. Investigations into the secondary reactions under the presence of O₂/NO were also performed. It is shown that O₂ addition, reaction of peroxide radicals with NO to form RO radicals, and removal of ·RO are the major degradation pathways for alkyl radicals. Four selected products, CH₃OP(O)(CH₃)OC(O)CH₃, CH₃OP(O)(O)CH₃, (CH₃)₂CHOP(O)(CH₃)OH, and (CH₃)₂CHOP(O)(CH₃)OCH?O, are predicted to be the major products in this study. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

The pyrolysis of acetaldehyde in the presence of nitric oxide

The kinetics of the acetaldehyde pyrolysis have been studied at temperatures from 450° to 525°C, at an acetaldehyde pressure of 176 torr and at 0 to 40 torr of added nitric oxide. The following products were identified and their rates of formation measured: CH₄, H₂, CO, CO₂, C₂H₄, C₂H₆, H₂O, C₃H₆, C₂H₅CHO, CH₃COCH₃, CH₃COOCH?CH₂, N₂, N₂O, HCN, CH₃NCO, and C₂H₅NCO. Acetaldehyde vapor was found to react with nitric oxide slowly in the dark at room temperature, the products being H₂O, CH₃COOCH₃, CO, CO₂, N₂, NO₂, HCN, CH₃NO₂, and CH₃ONO₂. The rates of formation of N₂ and C₂H₅NCO depend on how long the CH₃CHO-NO mixture is kept at room temperature before pyrolysis; the rates of formation of the other products depend only slightly on the mixing period. The pyrolysis of “clean” CH₃CHO–NO mixtures (i.e., the results extrapolated to zero mixing time, which are independent of products formed in the cold reaction) are interpreted as follows: (1) There are two chain carriers, CH₃ and CH₂CHO, their concentrations being interdependent and influenced by NO in different ways: the CH₃ radical is both generated and removed by reactions directly involving NO, whereas CH₂CHO is generated only indirectly from CH₃ but is also removed by direct reaction with NO. (2) An important mode of initiation by NO is its addition to the carbonyl group with the formation of which is converted into ; this splits off OH with the formation of CH₃NCO or CH₃ + OCN. (3) Important modes of termination are The steady-state equations derived from the mechanism are shown to give a good fit to the experimental rate versus [NO] curves and, in particular, explain why there is enhancement of rate by NO at higher CH₃CHO pressures and, at lower CH₃CHO pressures, inhibition at low [NO] followed by enhancement at higher [NO]. The cold reaction is explained in terms of chain-propagating and chain-branching steps resulting from the addition of several NO molecules to CH₃CHO and the CH₃CO radical. In the “unclean” reaction it is found that the rates of N₂ and C₂N₅NCO formation are increased by CH₃NO₂, CH₃ONO, and CH₃ONO₂ formed during the cold reaction. A mechanism is proposed, involving the participation of α-nitrosoethyl nitrite, CH₃CH(NO)ONO. It is suggested that there are two modes of behavior in pyrolyses in the presence of NO: (1) In the paraffins, ethers, and ketones, the effects are attributed to the addition of NO to a radical with the formation of an oxime-like compound. (2) In the aldehydes and alkenes, where there is a hydrogen atom attached to a double-bonded carbon atom, the behavior is explained in terms of addition of NO to the double bond followed by the formation of an oxime-like species.     

Theoretical kinetic investigation of thermal decomposition of nitropropane

The thermal decomposition of nitropropane (CH₃CH₂CH₂NO₂) has been investigated at the CBS-QB3 level of theory. The pyrolysis of CH₃CH₂CH₂NO₂ mainly includes the simple bond ruptures mechanism, hydrogen abstraction processes, isomerization and secondary reactions. As a result, for the simple bond ruptures mechanism, the formation of \({\text{CH}}_{3} {\text{CH}}_{2} {\text{CH}}_{2}^{\cdot} +\,^{\cdot}{\text{NO}}_{2}\) products is dominant with the energy barrier of 49.77 kcal mol^?1. The process of H atom on the β–CH₂ abstracted by one O atom of NO₂ moiety in CH₃CH₂CH₂NO₂(CH₃CH₂CH₂NO₂ → CH₃CH=CH₂ + HONO) needs to overcome lower energy barrier than that of the rate-determining step (one of H atom on the α-CH₂ and γ-CH₃ abstracted of reaction) of the other hydrogen abstraction reactions. Therefore, we predict that the corresponding alkenes and HONO are the main products in the hydrogen abstraction reaction of nitroparaffin. Besides, the channel of the CH₃CH₂CHO + HNO formations (CH₃CH₂C(α)H₂NO₂ → CH₃CH₂C(α)H₂ONO → CH₃CH₂CHO + HNO), occurring through the H atom of C(α) abstracted by the N atom of NO₂ moiety after the isomerization reaction from CH₃CH₂CH₂NO₂ to CH₃CH₂CH₂ONO, is favorable in the isomerization secondary reactions. Rate constants and branching ratios are estimated by means of the conventional transition state theory with zero curvature tunneling over the temperature range of 400–1500 K. The calculation shows that the overall rate constant in the temperature of 400–1500 K is mainly dependent on the competitive channels of formations of CH₃CH=CH₂ + HONO and \({\text{CH}}_{3} {\text{CH}}_{2} {\text{CH}}_{2}^{\cdot} +\,^{\cdot}{\text{NO}}_{2}\) The three-parameter expression for the total rate constant is fitted to be k _total = 1.74 × 10^?13 T ^8.20exp(17038.7/T) (s^?1) between 400 and 1500 K.