Ab initio study of the reaction path of the reaction HNCO+CN

HNCO is a convenient photolytic source of NCO and NH radicals for laboratory kinetics studies of elementary reaction[1] and plays an important role in the combustion and atmosphere chemistry. It can re- move deleterious compounds rapidly from exhausted ga…     

Ab initio study on the mechanism of reaction HNCO+NH2

Ab initio UMP2 and UQCISD(T) calculations, with 6-311G** basis sets, were performed for the titled reactions. The results show that the reactions have two product channels: NH₂+ HNCO?NH₃+NCO (1) and NH₂+HNCO?N₂H₃+CO (2), where reaction (1) is a hydrogen abstraction reaction via an H-bonded complex (HBC), lowering the energy by 32.48 kJ/mol relative to reactants. The calculated QCISD(T)//MP2(full) energy barrier is 29.04 kJ/mol, which is in excellent accordance with the experimental value of 29.09 kJ/mol. In the range of reaction temperature 2300–2700 K, transition theory rate constant for reaction (1) is 1.68×10¹¹–3.29×10¹¹ mL·mol^-1·s^-1, which is close to the experimental one of 5.0×10¹¹mL·mol^-1·s^-1or less. However, reaction (2) is a stepwise reaction proceeding via two orientation modes,cis andtrans, and the energy barriers for the rate-control step at our best calculations are 92.79 kJ/mol (forcis-mode) and 147.43 kJ/mol (fortrans-mode), respectively, which is much higher than reaction (1). So reaction (1) is the main channel for the titled reaction.     

HNCO+OH——NH~2+CO~2反应理论研究

用从头算UHF/6-31G基组研究了异氰酸和羟基生成氨基和二氧化碳即HNCO+OH--NH~2+CO~2的反应机理.优化得到了反应途径上的过渡态和中间体,并通过振动分析对过渡态和中间体进行了确认.在UMP4/6-31G水平上计算了它们的能量,同时对零点能进行了较正.计算结果表明:此反应是多步反应,先后通过3个过渡态(TS1,TS2,TS3),2个内旋转位垒(TSI,TSII),4个中间体(IM1,IM2,IM3,IM4),其中,IM3--TS2这一步为整个反应的决速步骤,速控步的活化能为202.388kJ/mol.与异氰酸和羟基作用的另一反应通道(即HNCO+OH--H~2O+NCO)的活化能(69.038kJ/mol)比较,可看出所研究反应通道为次要反应通道,这与实验结果是一致的。     

CH3+HNCO反应机理的理论研究

异氰酸(HNCO)分解引发的一系列自由基反应是氮氧化物快速消除机理[1,2](RAPRENOX)所研究的领域,该反应涉及到燃烧化学中氮氧化物NOX的消除,所以获得这些反应准确的位垒就成为实验化学和理论化学所要解决的问题。本文中我们重点研究CH3+HNCO反应机理,探讨CH3自由基是否也能象氮氢自由基一样,在异氰酸(HNCO)分解反应中起作用。1　计算方法用量子化学MP2方法,在6 311++G 水平上计算了CH3自由基与HNCO反应的反应物、产物、中间体和过渡态的几何构型,用QCISD(T)方法在6 311++G 水平上计算了它们的能量。通过振动分析确定…     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Ab initio</Emphasis> study of the reaction path of the reaction HNCO+CN

We report ab initio UMP2 calculations of the reaction of CN with HNCO using 6-311G(d,p) basis sets. The obtained results show that the reaction has two product channels: HNCO+CN→HCN+NCO (1) and HNCO+CN→HNCN+CO (2). Channel (1) is a hydrogen abstraction reaction, which is a concerted process. The calculated potential energy barrier is 20.80 kJ/mol at UMP2(full)/6-311G(d,p) level. In the range of reaction temperature (1000-2100 K), the conventional transition theory rate constant for channel (1) ranges from 0.32×10⁻¹¹ to 6.9×10⁻¹¹cm³· mol⁻¹· s⁻¹, which is close to the experimental value. Channel (2) is a stepwise reaction involving an intermediate during the process of reaction. The UMP2(full)/6-311G(d,p) potential energy barrier is 83.42 kJ/mol for the rate-controlling step, which is much higher than that of channel (1).     

用从头算研究Shilov反应的机理

Shilov反应在CH~4活化中占有中心地位,它有氧化加成和σ迁移两种可能的机理。本文用较大基组的从头算研究了这两种机理的反应过程,认为Shilov反应应按氧化加成机理进行。     

Ab initio study of the reaction of CHO+ with H2O and NH3

An MP4(full,SDTQ)/6-311++G(d,p)//MP2(full)/6-311++G(d,p) ab initio study was performed of the reactions of formyl and isoformyl cations with H₂O and NH₃, which play an important role in flame and interstellar chemistries. Two different confluent channels were located leading to CO+H₃O⁺/NH. The first one corresponds to the approach of the neutral molecule to the carbon atom of the cations. The second one leads to the direct proton transfer from the cations to the neutrals. At 900 K the separate products CO+H₃O⁺/NH are the most stable species along the Gibbs energy profiles for the processes. For the reaction with H₂O the reaction channel leading to HC(OH) (protonated formic acid) is disfavored with respect to the two CO+H₃O⁺ channels in agreement with the experimental evidence that H₃O⁺ is the major ion observed in hydrocarbon flames. According to our calculations, NH+H₂O are considerably more stable in Gibbs energy than NH₃+H₃O⁺;NH will predominate in the reaction zone when ammonia is added to CH₄+Ar diffusion flame, as experimentally observed. At 100 K the most stable structures are the intermediate complexes CO…HOH/HNH. Particularly the CO…HOH complex has a lifetime large enough to be detected and, therefore, could play a certain role in interstellar chemistry. ©1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Comput Chem 20: 1432–1443, 1999     

Ab initio study on the reaction mechanism of ozone with bromine atom

Ab initio calculations of the potential energy surface (PES) for the Br+O₃ reaction have been performed using the MP2, CCSD(T), and QCISD(T) methods with 6‐31G(d), 6‐311G(d), and 6‐311+G(3df). The reaction begins with a transition state (TS) when the Br atom attacks a terminal oxygen of ozone, producing an intermediate, the bromine trioxide (M), which immediately dissociates to BrO+O₂. The geometry optimizations of the reactants, products, and intermediate and transition states are carried out at the MP2/6‐31G(d) level. The reaction potential barrier is 3.09 kcal/mol at the CCSD(T)/6‐311+G(3df)//MP2 level, which shows that the bromine atom trends intensively to react with the ozone. The comparison of the Br+O₃ reaction with the F+O₃ and Cl+O₃ reactions indicates that the reactions of ozone with the halogen atoms have the similar reaction mechanism. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

Ab initio study on the mechanism of rhodium-complex- catalyzed carbonylation of methanol to acetic acid

The whole catalytic cycle of the carbonylation of methanol to acetic acid catalyzed by Rh complex is theoretically studied. All structural geometries of reactant, intermediates, transition states and product are optimized at HF/LANL2DZ level under the ECP approximation. The potential energy profiles for elementary reactions of carbonylation are calculated respectively. The transition states are further confirmed by having one and only one imaginary vibrational frequency. The results indicate that the activation energy values of CH3I oxidative addition, carbonyl insertion and CH3COI reductive elimination fundamental steps are 216.03, 128.10 and 126.55 kJ/mol, respectively; and that the CH3I oxidative addition step is predicted to be the rate-determining one.     

Ab initio study of the mechanism of the atmospheric reaction: NO2 + O3 --> NO3 + O2

The atmospheric reaction NO2 + O3 --> NO3 + O2 (1) has been investigated theoretically by using the MP2, G2, G2Q, QCISD, QCISD(T), CCSD(T), CASSCF, and CASPT2 methods with various basis sets. The results show that the reaction pathway can be divided in two different parts at the MP2 level of theory. At this level, the mechanism proceeds along two transition states (TS1 and TS2) separated by an intermediate, designated as A. However, when the single-reference higher correlated QCISD methodology has been employed, the minimum A and the transition state TS2 are not found on the hypersurface of potential energy, which confirms a direct reaction mechanism. Single-reference high correlated and multiconfigurational methods consistently predict the barrier height of reaction (1) to be within the range 2.5-6.1 kcal mol(-1), in reasonable agreement with experimental data. The calculated reaction enthalpy is -24.6 kcal mol(-1) and the reaction rate calculated at the highest CASPT2 level, of k = 6.9 x 10(-18) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1). Both results can be regarded also as accurate predictions of the methodology employed in this article.     

Theoretical studies on the reaction mechanism of CH2CH radical with HNCO

The reaction mechanism of CH₂CH radical with HNCO has been investigated systematically by density functional theory (DFT). The geometries and harmonic frequencies of reactants, intermediates, transition states, and products have been optimized with the B3LYP at different levels. At the same time, AIM is performed to calculate the charge density of some bonding critical points and the charges of some atoms. Nine feasible reaction pathways have been investigated. The results indicated that the main pathway is CH₂CH + HNCO → IMA1 → TSA1 → CH₂CH₂ + NCO, which is characterized by hydrogen atom transferring. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2006     

五氧化二氮和水反应的从头算研究

在臭氧空洞形成过程中,极地云是一个重要的条件。为了理解极地云的形成和性质,采用不同水平的从头计算方法对N~2O~5+H~2O→2HNO~3反应进行了理论研究。在QCISD(T)//MP2/6-311G(d,p)理论水平上,该气相反应的焓变△H^0=-39.5kJ·mol^-^1,自由能变化△G^0=-36.1kJ/mol,活化能E~a=88.2kJ·mol^-^1(298K)。计算的结果与五氧化二氮易潮解的性质相符。     

Ab initio study of ice catalyzation of HOCl + HCl reaction

Experiments proved that the reaction of HOCl + HCl was very slow in the gas phase, but on ice surface it was rapid. In this work the ice catalysis of HOCl + HCl reaction was investigated by using ab initio molecular orbital theory. We applied the Hartree–Fock self‐consistent field and the second‐order Møller–Plesset perturbation theory with the basis sets of 6‐31G* to the model system. The complexes and transition state were obtained along the reaction with and without the presence of ice surface. By comparing the results, a possible catalyzation mechanism of ice on the reaction is proposed. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 78: 281–284, 2000     

Ab initio quantum chemical studies of reaction mechanism for CN with CH2CO

Six product channels have been found in the association reaction of CN + CH₂CO, and a variety of possible complexes and saddle points along the minimum energy reaction paths have been characterized at the UMP2(full)/6‐31G(d) level. The dominant reaction channels are the production of CH₂CN + CO and CH₂NC + CO. The isomerization and dissociation reactions of the major products of CH₂CN and CH₂NC have been investigated using the G2MP2 level. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2006     

Ab initio study on the structures of fluorinated formates and hydrogen abstraction reaction with OH radical

The conformational potential energy surfaces for mono- and difluoromethyl formate have been determined by using a modified G2(MP2) level of calculations. The structures and vibrational frequencies for the conformers of mono- and difluoromethyl formate have been reported. The hydrogen abstraction reaction channels between these two formates and OH radicals have been studied at the same level of theory. Using the standard transition state theory and taking into account the effect of tunneling across the reaction barrier, we have estimated the rate constant for hydrogen abstraction by OH radical. The effect of successive fluorine substitution for methyl hydrogen on the conformational stability and on the hydrogen abstraction rate has been analyzed.     

甲醛与甲酸相互作用的从头算研究

在MP2／6—31G(d)和MP2(FC)／6—311 G(d，p)水平上，对H2CO和HCOOH以及设计的4种构型H2CO…HCOOH复合物等进行几何全优化计算，经振动频率分析，确认它们为势能面上的稳定驻点．然后在MP2／6—311 G(2df，2p)水平上进行单点能计算和基组重叠误差(BSSE)校正以获得相互作用能，并利用自然键轨道理论探讨H2CO和H(X)OH相互作用的本质。     

Ab initio study of free-radical polymerizations: cost-effective methods to determine the reaction rates.

The addition of carbon-centered radicals to ethene, which are important in free-radical polymerization processes, are studied from a theoretical point of view. Experimental data for the rate constants are only available for the addition of methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl radicals. The latter reactions are taken as model systems to derive a cost-effective method for the addition of alkyl radicals to ethene. The proposed model must be accurate and computationally feasible for additions in which larger radicals are involved. Accuracy is validated by direct comparison of theoretical and experimental rate constants in the temperature range from 300 to 600 K. A variety of electronic-structure methods were tested ranging from Hartree-Fock and post-Hartree-Fock methods to pure and hybrid density functional theory methods. Molecular partition functions were refined by treating large amplitude vibrations beyond the harmonic oscillator approximation.     

O~3＋NH→HNO＋O~2反应机理的量子化学研究

用密度泛函(DFT)的B3LYP方法(6－31++G^*^*)研究了臭氧与NH自由基反应的微观机理,优化得到反应途径上的反应物,过渡态,中间体和产物的构型,通过振动分析对过渡态和中间体进行了确认。对单点用QCISD(T)/6－31++G^*^*方法计算能量,同时进行零点能校正。研究结果表明：NH与O~3反应有两条不同的反应通道,且均表现为亲电反应特征,两条不同的反应均为强放热反应。     

Ab initio study of the insertion reactions of Sc+(1D) with HF,HCl, H2O,H2S,NH3, PH3, CH4, and SiH4

The mechanism of scandium cation Sc⁺(¹D) insertion into HF, HCl, H₂O, H₂S, NH₃, PH₃, CH₄, and SiH₄ has been investigated by ab initio molecular theory. All these reactions involve the initial formation of intermediate complexes followed by an H‐atom migration process via a transition state to insertion products. The Sc⁺(¹D) insertion into eight compound reactions indicate that (i) the reaction with hydride of the right‐hand group is more exothermic than that of the left‐hand group and has a lower barrier, and (ii) the reaction with the second‐row hydride has a lower overall barrier and is less exothermic than with the first‐row hydride. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

Ab initio direct classical trajectory investigation on the SN2 reaction of F- with NH2F: nonstatistical central barrier recrossing dynamics

The bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (S(N)2) reaction of F(a)(-) with NH(2)F(b) has been investigated with the ab initio direct classical trajectory method. According to our trajectory calculations, a dynamic behavior of nonstatistical central barrier recrossing is revealed. Among the 64 trajectories calculated in this work, 45 trajectories follow the dynamic reaction pathways as assumed by statistical theory and other 19 trajectories with central barrier recrossings are nonstatistical. For the nonstatistical trajectories, the central barrier recrossings may originate from the inefficient kinetic energy transfer from the intramolecular modes of the NH(2)F(a) moiety in the dynamic F(b)(-)…H-NH-F(a) complex to the intermolecular modes of the dynamic F(b)(-)…H-NH-F(a) complex on the exit-channel potential energy surface. With respect to the dynamic behavior of the nonstatistical central barrier recrossing, the statistical theories such as the Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus and transition state theories without further corrections cannot be used to model the reaction kinetics for this S(N)2 reaction.